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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: Mayor provides swing vote on open container motion. “The ordinance, created by general government and police department staff, aimed to break a commission stalemate from March while helping law enforcement …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 15, 2023: Rounding up the changes to Florida education as school year begins
NPR reviews the changes students, parents and educators will see.
Read More »Controversial PragerU curriculum approved for Florida classrooms, but it’s unclear where it will be used
Amid the flurry of changes to Florida public school curriculum before the beginning of the academic year, a new set of curricula, published by PragerU, has emerged as approved content for public school teachers in the state. It’s unclear whether the content — controversial because it is seen as conservative-leaning …
Read More »The Point, July 27, 2023: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews internal investigations
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville Police Advisory Council reviews 9 internal investigation reports. “Two investigations resulted in officer suspensions of over a week. One case stemmed from a K9 attack on a Gainesville man.” …
Read More »Florida’s Black history education standards were approved amid criticism
TALLAHASSEE — The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved new academic standards for instruction about African American history, after numerous teachers from across Florida objected to the changes and asked the board to put the proposal on hold. Meanwhile, Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. pushed back on assertions by …
Read More »The Point, May 5, 2023: Florida’s governor can sign law changing control of GRU
The governor — not city voters — would select the board members who oversee the utility.
Read More »Students from Alachua County middle schools learn about government during sixth annual civics challenge
On Thursday, 50 students from middle schools across Alachua County competed in the sixth annual civics challenge at the Alachua County administrative offices. High Springs Community School, Kanapaha Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, Oak View Middle School and Westwood Middle School each sent two teams of five seventh grade students …
Read More »“Carmen” performance addresses ageless struggles of race, social class and gender
A cast of 150 undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Florida Opera Theatre, UF School of Theatre + Dance, the Capella Nova Chorus of Gainesville and UF Symphony Orchestra will perform the opera "Carmen" Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Maestro Tiffany Lu will lead the 70-piece orchestra.
Read More »The Point, March 20, 2023: Local legislators back bill to give state control of GRU
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Today’s Florida stories • Mainstreet Daily News: Local legislators back bill to alter GRU control. “If passed by the Florida House and Senate, the bill would hand Gov. Ron DeSantis the power to create a five-member board …
Read More »UF’s David Canton reflects on his career in African American Studies
Education in Florida is changing. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent policies to change K-12 education have restricted educators from teaching African American Studies and resulted in strict statewide book bans — punishable by felony charge. As he looks to the collegiate scale, DeSantis pushes for further restriction, including proposals to ban …
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