Sidney Lanier Center, a center for elementary and secondary students with disabilities in northeast Gainesville, has expanded its traditional learning tactics to the outdoors.
Read More »Peaceful Paths, a domestic abuse network, is getting a new home at the Alachua County Civil Courthouse. The new space is directly across from the main desk for domestic abuse victims, giving them better access to a Peaceful Path representative, said Clerk of the Court J.K. “Jess” Irby. Previously the …
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On Thursday, Hawthorne Middle High School held a district rezoning workshop in case the school does not receive a passing grade and the students at Hawthorne have to go to another school starting in the 2018-2019 school year.
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What school boards are responsible for, how does the school board system work and how much do school board members get paid?
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Once developed hubs for the citrus industry, these two communities now bear little resemblance to the agricultural centers they were in the mid-19th century. Instead, today they boast small-town values and fellowship as well as sleepy oak-canopied dirt roads.
Read More »A University of Florida professor says the thick, yellow pollen coating cars isn't going away any time soon.
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Congressman Ted Yoho listened to high school students expressing their concerns about school safety and gun control.
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High school students across North Central Florida joined their counterparts nationwide to walk out of school Wednesday morning in solidarity and protest over gun violence reform.
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The demonstrations will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 killed last month. "If the government wants to keep getting paid, they need to listen to what we say," a Boise, Idaho, student said.
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The Florida House and Senate ended the 2018 legislative session Sunday by passing a budget and a tax-cut package for the upcoming year. The session was largely dominated by the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, sparking debate about state gun laws and school safety. Here's a recap of the big issues.
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