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The disappointing results are the result of problems inside and outside of classrooms, according to school board members and high school administrators.
Read More »What’s Behind Alachua County High School Students’ Math Assessment Decline?
Alachua County Struggling To Attract Teachers For Underperforming Schools In Gainesville
In order to combat a shortage of teachers, on July 23 Alachua County announced that it will use part of its share of its grant money – $887,727.50 – to offer bonuses to teachers willing to work in such schools.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools Seek Grant To Balance Achievement Gaps
Alachua County School District has asked for $1.2 million in grants to further assist schools in need.
Read More »With Half A School Year Left, Will Hawthorne’s Only High School Make the Grade or Close?
Once Hawthorne Middle/High School in May earned a D rating on the state accountability report, school officials chose the option to try one last time to improve its score to a C. Another D or worse, and the school closes.
Read More »After New Principal Steps In, Failing Streak Stops At East Gainesville School
Lake Forest Elementary's grade went to a C from five years of F's once Karla Hutchinson started working at the school.
Read More »D- And F-rated Public Schools In Alachua County Face Pressure To Improve Letter Grades
A new education bill passed in July put time constraints on consistent D- and F-rated public schools to raise their letter grades, close, or convert to charter schools, leaving Metcalfe Elementary School with three years to make significant changes.
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