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Though the motion’s proponent Gunnar Paulson argued the renovations could end up saving the district money, the pressing needs of other schools, especially Hawthorne Middle/High, caused other board members to say it was not the right time for the project.

Despite the 11th-hour crisis, the pair guided the autonomous robot, affectionately nicknamed “Bobert,” to third place in the regional competition, which took place April 1 to 3. The UF student branch of the IEEE organization also returned to Gainesville with first-place awards for ethics and community service.

Gainesville ranks No. 2 in the state and No. 14 in the nation for the most minority businesses in a small metropolitan area, according to a new study by Smartest Dollar, a California-based consumer advocacy organization.

In just six months, two fifth graders from Glen Springs Elementary Schooljoined their school's robotics club and earned the right to compete at the VEX Robotics World Championship from May 10 to 12.

Teaching shortages in grades K-12 have been prevalent since before the pandemic, according to north central Florida school administrators. However, they say COVID-19 has increased issues for educators.

Stephen Stanquist sits down each evening with his fifth grade daughter to do their respective homework at a cardboard table in their living room. The Oak View Middle School teacher said his homework load has increased as class sizes get larger. Stanquist said he’s had to adjust how to manage …

It was his freshman year.  The University of Florida student had just returned from a night out drinking with friends in 2018 when he was caught by university police with a fake ID — one he said he wasn’t even using that night.  His friends had bought him alcohol, but …