Local student earns national attention for work tracking drug epidemic
Navya Tripathi, a sophomore at Buchholz High School, was the only high school student in the country whose work was selected for a full presentation...
Teacher of the Year finalists announced
Alachua County's Teacher of the Year finalists are Kasey Norris from Alachua Elementary School, Kirk Tapley from Howard Bishop Middle School, and Josh Forgione from...
Black Male Enrichment Conference helps young black men prepare for college
This free program provides 7th - 11th-grade black male students an opportunity to access information about college, financial aid, scholarships, and additional services offered by...
Santa Fe College will name Fine Arts Hall after Jackson Sasser
The Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees announced at their meeting on Tuesday that they will rename both the College’s Fine Arts Hall and...
Gainesville High student earns world’s highest score on Cambridge exam
Gainesville High School senior Sterling Reed has earned a "Top of the World" score on the Cambridge AICE English Language exam....
Parents tell School Board to “slow down” at swing school workshop
The Alachua County School Board held a workshop on December 17 to discuss various “swing school” options. A large number of parents and neighbors showed...
Getting serious about education
Len Cabrera argues that the joint city/school board goal of getting 100% of 3rd graders to read at grade level isn't serious--and that accomplishing it...
Use competition to improve student performance
Len Cabrera discusses the latest performance data from Alachua County's low-performing schools and compares them with local charter schools. ...
Cox announces improved Connect2Compete program
Cox announced improvements to its Connect2Compete service at the ribbon-cutting for its Innovation Lab at the Boys and Girls Club. ...
Alachua County student performance drops and gap widens after first year of equity plan
Len Cabrera dives into Alachua County School District's 2018-2019 test scores and finds that performance has dropped in the past year, while state-wide scores increased....