After successfully advocating for the relocation of a Confederate statue and changing the name of a local school, Gainesville activists are now eyeing further changes.
Read More »Untold Florida: How Do School And District Grades Align In Those Statewide Reports?
Trying to understand Florida’s school ranking system is no easy task. It involves a complex formula spelled in a 40-page document to explain how the numbers arrive at a ranking.
Read More »Alachua County School Board’s First Pandemic Response Team Drafts Spring Learning Plan
The district has until Dec. 15 to submit a template for the spring semester addressing the requirements of the executive order.
Read More »Critics Outraged By Marion County School Psychologist Saying Addiction Is A Choice
An onslaught of psychologist Krista Schwenk Garner’s coworkers and parents of Marion County students replied with comments critical of her post, on Oct. 16, not long after she attended President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Ocala.
Read More »Alachua County Schools Superintendent Karen Clarke Plans Resignation For 2021
Clarke, the superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, submitted her letter of resignation hours before the midweek Veterans Day holiday.
Read More »‘Difficult, Because It’s New’: Marion County Trying To Cope With Virtual Learning Problems
The district is working on resolving technical issues through a task force.
Read More »Richard Corcoran Spars With Florida Board Of Education Member Over Teachers Unions, Data
The exchange between Corcoran and Board of Education member Michael Olenick came as the state continues to battle the Florida Education Association teachers union in court about a reopening order and as school districts move forward with offering in-person and online classes to students.
Read More »College Of Central Florida Moves Fall Semester Online
CCF, the largest state college in Ocala, is one of 28 public colleges in the Florida College System.
Read More »Alachua County School Board Votes 4-1 In Favor Of ‘Optional Innovative Reopening’ Plan
The plan, which must be sent to the state by Friday, includes three choices for how students would like to continue their education in the fall, offering one online and two in-person options.
Read More »Florida School District Curriculum Reports Show Gaps In Black History Education
Talk about turning in a late homework assignment: Florida’s school districts have known about the July 1 deadline for nearly a year, when the department ordered the reports.
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