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....
Santa Fe College President Pushes for Higher Pay Disparity [Satire]
[Satire] Earlier this week, Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser presented a new school budget to faculty. The proposed budget was approved by the Board...
Student achievement has decreased in Common Core era
A recent study by the Center on Standards, Alignment, Instruction and Learning (C-SAIL) found that student achievement has decreased since Common Core went into effect....
Alachua County third grade FSA scores show slight improvement
The Alachua County third grade FSA scores are up slightly from last year, but the county's rank, relative to the rest of the state, has...