Every March, salary and contract negotiations for the upcoming school year begin in Alachua County. Demands are made, salaries are deliberated upon and exact language is ironed out. This year’s changes have now been finalized, and they’ll see newer teachers making an unprecedented jump in salary. Ratified Feb. 24 after …
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The Confederate soldier statue that once stood outside the Alachua County Administration building will be replaced with a historical marker at the end of May.
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Amid the pandemic, Santa Fe College has seen a decrease in enrollment of student in the fall and springs semesters.
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Alachua County has enough funds through the federal Head Start program to provide early childhood education services for 561 children and families. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program is only at 58% capacity.
Read More »Marion County Public Schools will participate in a national study run by University of Florida's Lastinger Center for Learning, which will focus on student learning during the pandemic.
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The next Florida Board of Governors Meeting will be held on March 23.
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The Gainesville Police Advisory Council elected a new chair and vice chair Wednesday night while also expressing concerns about its power to influence policing.
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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.
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The school board passed the updated revitalization plan that will save Melrose with a vote of 3-2.
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Feb. 14 is usually a day marked with chocolates and flowers. But for the roughly 100 attendees at the vigil organized by March For Our Lives Gainesville, it was a day of remembrance. Sunday marks three years since the tragic mass shooting that claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas …
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