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Alachua County Struggling To Attract Teachers For Underperforming Schools In...
In order to combat a shortage of teachers, on July 23 Alachua County announced that it will use part of its share of its grant money – $887,727.50 – to offer bonuses to teachers willing to work in such...
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Alachua County School District Plans To Put Prairie View Back In Use During...
During a joint meeting Thursday between the Alachua County Commission and the School Board of Alachua County, the district announced its intention to again start using Prairie View Elementary.
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Alachua County Schools Participate In ‘Dads Take Your Child to School Day’
At 7:15 a.m., about 300 fathers or father figures sat down in the school’s cafeteria to have breakfast with their children on “Dads Take Your Child to School Day.”
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Attendance Triples At Alachua County Schools’ Paraprofessional Job Fair
More than 65 people attended the Alachua County School District paraprofessional job fair on Wednesday.
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‘No More Words, More Action:’ City Commission And Alachua County School Board...
They had one goal in mind – to create a solution for racial inequity in Alachua County by creating after school and out-of-school programs.
View ArticleCoalition Pushing New Way to Improve Literacy Rates in Alachua County Schools
A grassroots education coalition aims to have it used in after-school programs in the county, in an effort to help improve literacy rates and close the resulting racial disparity.
View Article100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
View ArticleMultiple Alachua County Charter Schools Struggle Financially To Comply With A...
Healthy Learning Academy spent nearly $22,000 hiring their school’s guardian to comply with an update to Florida law. This, coupled with spending on other safety precautions such as industrial metal...
View ArticleAlachua County To Host Truth And Reconciliation Events Remembering Lynching...
A memorial service for the lynching victims will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church.
View ArticleSchool District Investigating After Buchholz High Teacher Uses Racial Slurs...
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.
View ArticleAlachua County Prioritizes Efforts To Increase Attendance At Public Schools
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 really,” Roy said. “We just have to do...
View ArticlePercentage Of Black Youths Arrested Remains High, Even As Juvenile Arrests...
Between 2017 and 2018, 81% of the juveniles arrested in Alachua County were black, according to data provided by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
View ArticleChildren’s Trust Of Alachua County Seeking Ways To Help During Coronavirus...
The Children’s Trust of Alachua County met this week to discuss what the role of the organization would be in the coming months.
View ArticleGainesville City Commission Votes To Discuss Shifting School Resource Officer...
The Gainesville City Commission is moving forward with a plan to extract its police department from school resource officer duties.
View ArticleFlorida Votes: What To Expect In The Alachua County Primary Election
Custom guide for voters in the 2020 Alachua County Primary Election, Aug. 18.
View ArticleFlorida Votes: What To Expect In The Bradford County Primary Election
By summer’s end, Floridians will vote to make elective change at the local, state and national level. If you are a voter in Bradford County, here is everything you need to know about the local race....
View ArticleFlorida Votes 2020: What To Expect In The Dixie County Primary Election
Custom guide for voters in the 2020 Dixie County Primary Election, Aug. 18.
View ArticleFlorida Votes 2020: What To Expect In The Suwannee County Primary Election
Custom guide for voters in the 2020 Suwannee County Primary Election, Aug. 18.
View ArticleAlachua County School Board Discusses Reopening Plan
Families will be able to choose between traditional brick-and-mortar schooling, a hybrid learning option called Digital Academy, or completely online learning through Alachua eSchool.
View ArticleAlachua County School Board Pushes 2020 Start Date To Aug. 24
School in Alachua County will begin two weeks later than planned under a plan approved Wednesday night.
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