Teachers’ union says DeSantis’ EO prohibiting school mask mandates panders to divisive politics
The Alachua County Education Association sent an email to its members saying that DeSantis should not "pander to divisive politics"...
Governor DeSantis: Florida Parents Are Free to Choose
“The federal government has no right to tell parents that in order for their kids to attend school in person, they must be forced to...
School board releases draft COVID-19 plan for fall
Alachua County Public Schools has released a Fall 2021 DRAFT COVID-19 Response Plan ahead of the August 3 school board meeting...
Local students show less of the ‘COVID slide’ than students statewide
During a school year severely disrupted by a global pandemic, Alachua County Public School students actually showed less of a ‘COVID slide’ than their peers...
Buchholz High School math team wins national championship by record margin
The Buchholz High School math team has won its 13th national championship in record-breaking fashion....
DeSantis holds roundtable on masks in schools: “This should absolutely not be imposed.”
The panelists-an epidemiologist, a pediatrician, a psychiatrist, the principal of a charter school, a parent, and a student--all agreed that masks are not necessary in...
Local students graduate from UW-Madison
Two local students graduated from UW-Madison in May...
Santa Fe College’s Thomas Beckwith Wins “Best of State” Advising Award
Santa Fe College Coordinator of the Academic Advisement Center, Thomas Beckwith, was honored as a “Best of State” winner by the Florida Academic Advising Association...
Additional nurses to provide COVID support at schools
More nurses will be deployed to Alachua County Public Schools this fall to support COVID mitigation efforts, thanks to a new collaboration between the district...
DeSantis says there will be no school mask mandates in Florida
Governor DeSantis said today that there will be no mask mandates in schools in Florida...