Teacher union members speak out against low wages
By Morgan Vanderlaan | July 17Alachua County Education Association representatives addressed the Alachua County School Board Tuesday concerning a lack of negotiations on faculty contracts.
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DeSantis signs bill mandating communism education in Florida public schools
By Diego Perdomo | Apr. 18Set to help students withstand indoctrination in colleges, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill requiring the education of “dangers and evils of communism” in Florida public schools Wednesday.
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Archer parents worry about transparency, inclusion in Newberry Education First initiative
By Megan Howard | Mar. 1About 100 people packed into the Archer Community Center Thursday night at the Newberry Education First community meeting to learn about the initiative to turn Newberry schools into public charters.
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Newberry Education First initiative divides Newberry community
By Megan Howard | Feb. 26Newberry Education First initiative wants to convert the three Newberry schools into public charters under the guidance of community leaders. The initiative wants to ensure “excellent education, increased teacher pay and the same great sports and activities we all love,” according to its website.
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New initiative would change Newberry public schools to charter schools
By Megan Howard | Feb. 20Newberry Education First initiative wants to convert Newberry public schools into charter schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. The three Newberry schools, Newberry Elementary, Oak View Middle and Newberry High, would operate under unified leadership addressing pertinent issues relevant to Newberry.
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Alachua County School Board approves superintendent’s contract
By Megan Howard | Feb. 8After over two hours of deliberation, amendments and rants from school board members, the Alachua County School Board approved a new contract for Superintendent Shane Andrew in a 3-2 vote.
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Gainesville community shares concerns about opportunity gaps in Alachua County schools
By Nicole Beltran | Feb. 5Florida’s graduation rates for the 2022-2023 school year soared with a record high of 88%. Alachua County’s rates, which include both public and charter high schools, fell to 84.2%, lower than its rates the last five years. Educators, students and parents wonder what contributes to underperformance and what is being done to address it.
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DeSantis allocates $25 million to Florida Jewish schools
By Megan Howard | Jan. 31On Tuesday, Gov. Ron Desantis announced the allocation of $25 million to protect the safety of Florida’s 134 Jewish Day Schools, which includes one Gainesville school.
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ACPS employees, parents share views on the district’s book challenging process
By Megan Howard | Jan. 29Trask, a parent to two children at Meadowbrook Elementary School and a co-chair of the District Advisory Council, worries about the lack of transparency from the district when books are being discussed to be taken off shelves in school libraries.
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Joseph Williams Elementary School to begin IB Primary Years Program next school year
By Megan Howard | Jan. 29The IB PYP magnet is a school-wide curriculum designed to foster a love for learning through student inquiry.
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Alachua County School Board moves not to amend school zone boundaries
By Megan Howard | Jan. 12The Alachua County School Board voted against rezoning the existing school boundaries for the 2025-2026 school year in a special hearing Thursday night.
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Alachua County Public School salaries to potentially increase by 3.5%
By Kairi Lowery | Dec. 18As the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year comes to an end, Alachua County Public School District employees prepare for the break and a potential increase in salaries.
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School board hears public comment on rezoning plan
By Alissa Gary | Nov. 15, 2023In a continuation of its comprehensive rezoning plan, the Alachua County School Board heard community concerns and postponed the next hearing of the plan to January during a nearly two-hour meeting Tuesday night.
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Conservative parents weigh in on school library objections
By Alissa Gary | Oct. 16, 2023Following Alachua County Public School’s first book removal under protocols for challenging school library books, conservative parents are skeptical about whether a formalized system achieves its goal of protecting their children from inappropriate content at a young age.
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Pedestrian beacons added to three crosswalks Alachua County Public Schools
Oct. 12, 2023Alachua County installed flashing signs indicating to drivers when a pedestrian is crossing the road at three public school crosswalks.
