Frazer School wins high school National Science Bowl regional competition, advances to nationals
A team of high school students from the Frazer School won their regional competition for the 2025 National Science Bowl® this month and will compete...
Buchholz DECA students win state awards, qualify for international competition
41 of the 111 Buchholz DECA students won recognition and are eligible to compete at the International DECA conference in April....
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Florida Museum public exhibits close for expansion; plan is to reopen in late 2026
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Powell Hall and its public exhibitions, including the “Butterfly Rainforest,” are temporarily closed for a large-scale expansion project....
“We are over-spending up the wazoo”: School Board “skating a razor’s edge” after learning they will receive $6.5 million less than anticipated this fiscal year due to over-estimation of student counts
At their March 14 workshop, the School Board of Alachua County learned that they will receive $6.5 million less than anticipated from the State in...
Santa Fe College hosts Open House at Blount Center on April 3
Santa Fe College will host an Open House on Thursday, April 3, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Blount Center, offering a preview of programs...
School board data highlights increase in chronic absenteeism and out-of-school suspension days
At the School Board of Alachua County's March 14 workshop, the board heard data on attendance rates, behavior, and core academics; board members were particularly...
UF Nursing secures $3 million to expand Florida’s nurse workforce
This marks the second year the college has received funding from the program, which was established in 2022 by the Florida Legislature and signed into...
Frazer School MATHCOUNTS team wins state championship
The Frazer School MATHCOUNTS team recently won the state competition, placing a record five students in the 10-student countdown round....
School board discusses Citizens Field and hears from the public about ICE guidance, teacher raises, and menstrual products in restrooms at Eastside High School
At their March 12 meeting, the School Board of Alachua County discussed a request from the City of Gainesville to provide funds for the renovation...
Florida Department of Education announces Florida leads the nation on the EdChoice Friedman Index
The Friedman Index evaluates states based on student eligibility for choice programs, options for use of school choice funds, and parity of school choice funds...