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Friday's vote marked the end of a special session to complete the budget — two months after it failed to pass in the regular session.

Low teacher pay has long been a grievance leveled against the state legislature, so much so that Florida authorized a bill to expand the minimum base salary in 2020.

The Marion County School Board is asking for input from area parents on rezoning plans.

Gainesville pediatricians expressed concerned about the impact Florida’s plans to remove childhood vaccine requirements may have on school children, saying it could prompt stronger outbreaks for illnesses and affect immunocompromised children.

Marion County Public Schools administrators say they are worried that a $64.3 million budget gap will prompt some teachers to leave in search of better financial opportunities.

The $37 million revitalization of Littlewood Elementary School reached the highest point of construction on Thursday, marking the project's midpoint.

The Putnam County School District met on Tuesday to discuss five of its schools that have failed to meet Florida’s class size compliance.

The School Board of Alachua County postponed its selection of an interim superintendent of schools at a special meeting on Monday and scheduled another meeting for Nov. 4 to continue discussing candidates. The board seeks to replace former Superintendent Shane Andrew, whose contract the board terminated on Oct. 15 after a 3-to-2 vote.

The P.K. Yonge School Advisory Council met Tuesday night to discuss the proposal to make the school’s historically inclusive admissions process more selective.

After a lengthy discussion and amendment process, the board passed the revised contract 3-2.