Alachua County School Board Votes 4-1 In Favor Of ‘Optional Innovative...
The plan, which must be sent to the state by Friday, includes three choices for how students would like to continue their education in the fall, offering one online and two in-person options.
View ArticleAlachua County School Board Postpones Reopening To Aug. 31
The first week of school, Aug.24-Aug.28, will now be used as teacher planning days.
View ArticleSee Coverage Of Florida’s 2020 Primary Election Results
See our complete coverage below or use this index to jump to recaps of the races you care most about. Florida’s 3rd Congressional District State House State Senate District 5 Alachua County Bradford...
View ArticleGainesville Activists Want Shift In City Budget Priorities, But Will Likely...
Activists have spent the past three weeks trying to urgently sway Gainesville city budget decisions.
View ArticleSchool Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash, No Students On Board
Gainesville Fire Rescue crews responded to a crash involving three vehicles Wednesday morning that left one vehicle in flames, a school bus damaged and one driver in critical condition.
View Article‘An Isolated Incident’: Gainesville Fire Rescue Determined Cause Of School...
According to Gainesville Fire Rescue, this fire was not due to poor maintenance.
View ArticleAlachua County To Receive Next $9M CARES Act Funding Wave
The money will be used to boost community programs and businesses.
View ArticleAlachua County Schools’ ACCEPT Program Faces Revisions in Equity Plan
ACCEPT was designed as a drop-out prevention program to help pregnant and teen parents continue getting their education while caring for their children.
View ArticleAlachua County Education Association Continues To Negotiate For Teacher Fall...
The bonus is designed to reimburse teachers for the extra work and stress from new COVID-19 safety measures and from the required in-class and online options.
View ArticleSee Who Won The 2020 North Central Florida County-Level Elections
All results are unofficial until county-level canvassing boards certify votes later this month.
View ArticleFind Out Who Won The Local Florida House And Senate Seats
WUFT News coverage of 2020 Florida house and senate elections.
View ArticleBuchholz To Receive Athletic Facility Funding Amid Tensions Over Elections,...
Tensions ran high Tuesday night at the Alachua County School Board district office on East University Avenue.
View ArticleChildren’s Trust of Alachua County Hopes To Create Better Community Services...
Transportation, homelessness and food insecurity are just a few things keeping children from achieving in school in Alachua County.
View ArticleAlachua County Schools Superintendent Karen Clarke Plans Resignation For 2021
Clarke, the superintendent of Alachua County Public Schools, submitted her letter of resignation hours before the midweek Veterans Day holiday.
View ArticleDiyonne McGraw, Leanetta McNealy Are Sworn Into Alachua County School Board...
Incumbent School Board Member Leanetta McNealy and newcomer Diyonne McGraw were sworn into office Tuesday evening on the district office’s west lawn.
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With One School Name Change Down, Gainesville Activists Push To Topple Other...
Faye Williams is eager for more. After successfully advocating for the relocation of a Confederate statue and changing the name of a local school, Williams has been working to address racism in her...
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Children’s Trust Of Alachua County Finalizes Summer Plans To Help Families
The Children’s Trust of Alachua County just passed the two-year mark since its creation, and the faith voters placed in its leadership is starting to produce results. The initial visibility of its most...
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Gainesville attorney filed emergency petition challenging mask mandates,...
A Gainesville attorney is taking aim at Alachua County Public Schools’ mask mandate. Jeff Childers of Childers Law, LLC, filed an emergency petition on behalf of parents with the 1st District Court of...
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Alachua County School Board selects Shane Andrew as interim superintendent
WUFT · Alachua County School Board selects Shane Andrew as interim superintendent The Alachua County School Board voted 3-2 in favor of Shane Andrew as the new interim Alachua County Superintendent in...
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Equity concerns blocked a proposal to spend up to $1.76 million on expanding...
The motion to take the next step toward phase two of athletic field improvements at Buchholz High died for lack of a second at this week’s Alachua County School Board meeting, after the idea provoked...
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