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The achievement gap in reading school performance between east and west elementary schools in Gainesville have widened over the past 15 years.
Read More »Achievement Gaps Continue To Widen Between West And East Gainesville Elementary Schools
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
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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.
Read More »College Dream Almost Delayed For Hernando 15-Year-Old After Grading Hang-up
John Boyle Jr.'s goal of going to Baylor University was almost delayed after finding out the Hernando County School Board only gave him a partial credit for an English course.
Read More »North Central Florida Schools See Lower Grades Thanks To New Grading Procedure
Schools in North Central Florida saw an overall drop when the Florida Department of Education released its school grades Friday. Roughly two-thirds of the 162 schools graded in North Central Florida received a grade of C or lower. Twenty-three received an A and 32 received a B.
Read More »Elected Or Appointed, School Superintendent Job Calls For Cooperation With School Board
The resignation of former Alachua County Schools Superintendent Owen Roberts last month has raised the long-standing discussion over the pros and cons of appointing versus electing a school district's chief executive officer. The Alachua County School Board voted to accept Roberts' resignation June 21. Roberts, who was appointed to his position in 2014, was the only school superintendent in North Central Florida not elected by county voters. Of the 11 counties in the area, 10 have elected superintendents. Forty-one of the state’s 67 counties elect their respective superintendent of schools.
Read More »Florida Not Immune to Nation’s Teacher Recruitment Crisis
Florida is home to some of the country's biggest school districts-but a Florida Department of Education report says it doesn't have enough teachers. Some school districts are coming up with new ways to fill vacancies.
Read More »Alachua County Students Outscored Their Peers On Most Florida Standards Assessments
Alachua County Public School students outscored their Florida peers on a majority of the state tests released last week by the Florida Department of Education. Jackie Johnson, the director of communications and community initiatives for Alachua County Public Schools, said county public school students have a history of outscoring their peers on most exams in the state.
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