Eileen Roy

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.

Incumbent School Board Member Leanetta McNealy and newcomer Diyonne McGraw were sworn into office Tuesday evening on the district office’s west lawn.

Clarke, the superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, submitted her letter of resignation hours before the midweek Veterans Day holiday.

Tensions ran high Tuesday night at the Alachua County School Board district office on East University Avenue.

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All results are unofficial until county-level canvassing boards certify votes later this month.

ACCEPT was designed as a drop-out prevention program to help pregnant and teen parents continue getting their education while caring for their children.

School in Alachua County will begin two weeks later than planned under a plan approved Wednesday night.

Eileen Roy, chairwoman of the Alachua County School Board, has expressed concern for the low attendance rates at some local schools.“It just is shocking…

Robert Cecil, 56, who teaches the subject to ninth and 10th graders at the school, is seen and heard debating with the students about when it’s OK to use the N-word.