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Two UF alumni filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, saying lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott funneled money that should have gone to higher education into tax cuts and savings.
Read More »State Faces Class-Action Lawsuit On Higher Ed Funds
School Board Worried About Losing Money If City Purchases GREC
Chairman of the Alachua County School Board Robert Hyatt penned a letter to Mayor Lauren Poe Monday detailing all the ways Gainesville Regional Utilities' possible purchase of Gainesville Renewable Energy Center could negatively affect public schools.
Read More »Florida Lawmakers Ponder Direction On School Testing
Lawmakers considered the next move to scale back state standardized testing at a Senate Education Committee meeting Tuesday.
Read More »Court Questions Student ‘Opt Out’ Arguments
An appeals court sounded skeptical Tuesday of a Leon County judge's ruling that the state and the Hernando County School Board erred in their approach to students who "opted out" of a state standardized test.
Read More »Under Bill, Bright Futures Would Again Offer Full Tuition Coverage
Senate Bill 2, which among other things would provide full college tuition coverage for Florida's top-performing students, has passed its first committee — the first step of many before Gov. Rick Scott can sign it into law.
Read More »Achievement Gaps Continue To Widen Between West And East Gainesville Elementary Schools
The achievement gap in reading school performance between east and west elementary schools in Gainesville have widened over the past 15 years.
Read More »North Central Florida Charter Schools Outperform Public Schools in 2016
One in every nine North Central Florida schools that received grades from the Florida Department of Education in 2016 were charter schools.
Read More »Community Schools Offer Promising Solution In Alachua
“When you know there are kids out there who are living in a tent, you just can’t help but want to help them.”
Read More »Florida Votes 2016: Bradford County Schools Superintendent
This story is part of our guide, Florida Votes 2016, leading up to the Nov. 8 election. Check your voter registration status here.
Read More »Case On Third-Grade Students Not Taking Test Heads Back To Florida Court
A federal judge Friday sent back to state court a dispute about Florida's rules on whether third-grade students are allowed to move to fourth grade, setting the stage for a Monday morning hearing in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents.
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