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Community leaders, parents and teachers gathered at Westwood Middle School on Monday morning to celebrate the school’s “Raising the Wall”…

A study examining student’s end-of-course exams and corresponding grades was formed by the Florida Council of 100, a non-profit and nonpartisan organization of business leaders that work towards promoting the economic growth of Florida’s citizens.

The reading series aims to forge connections between local leaders and students through bedtime stories.

So far, the district has met the majority of these families’ connectivity needs, but it is unable to provide for everyone.

Those who live in the city's District 3 will decide between incumbent David Arreola and challenger Jennifer Reid.

Both students and teachers are affected by the absence of their former principal, Karla Hutchinson, after she was removed from the position because of the schools consistently low grade.

Records show Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) began installing filters in August, having purchased 1,300 filters for its 36 public schools.

About 100 people came together Monday night for the Alachua County Council Parent Teacher Association's candlelight vigil to remember those lost during the Feb. 14 shooting.

Once Hawthorne Middle/High School in May earned a D rating on the state accountability report, school officials chose the option to try one last time to improve its score to a C. Another D or worse, and the school closes.

A measure that would reduce the penalty for people who briefly display a firearm in public and make it a non-criminal offense was been filed in the House on Friday. The proposal would change what is currently a second-degree misdemeanor charge into a $25 noncriminal violation that can be paid to a county clerk of the court.