Gemima Rosier
Gemima is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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The achievement gap in reading school performance between east and west elementary schools in Gainesville have widened over the past 15 years. -
With students taking advantage of substitute bus drivers, and a bus delayed an hour and a half after getting stuck in the mud at Paynes Prairie, residents are questioning the school board. -
The Alachua County Schools bus driver who struck a pedestrian Tuesday at Northwest 13th street and Northwest 7th Avenue has been cited for failure to yield the right-of-way, a Gainesville Police Department spokesman said.
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“We have established a rescue task force with the fire department, where we would actually go out with the police officers to the affected areas to help remove the (victims of the shooter),” said Michael Cowart, operations chief of GFR. -
Research suggests that for every hour later in the day an exam is taken, a student's average score is reduced by 0.9 percent. -
Alachua County School District's 2014-2015 state financial audit revealed an inappropriate separation of duties at the Extended Day Enrichment Program, among other after-care facilities. -
Alachua County approved a $5,000 request for funding by Howard W. Bishop Middle School so that the school can begin its transformation into a "community school." -
It could be three months before the full plan goes before city commission. -
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed on Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Thursday as part of a street fair. The fair was part of day three of the 2015 frank conference.
