May 16 School Board Meeting
The Alachua County School Board will hold a General Business Meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16...
Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. announces May Books of the Month
Today, Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. announced May’s chosen books for the Commissioner’s Book of the Month, a monthly reading challenge to promote literacy...
Two local students are finalists for national Physics, Chemistry teams
Alachua County Public Schools and Buchholz High School could have two outstanding science students competing on an international stage this summer. ...
Governor Ron DeSantis approves record increase in teacher pay and signs package of legislation to support teachers
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a landmark package of legislation to support and empower Florida’s teachers, reign in out-of-control unions and school boards, get TikTok...
Florida approves over 60% of Social Studies instructional materials submissions
The approved list includes state standards-aligned social studies curriculum for every grade level, with 66 of 101 (65.4%) submitted materials approved to date....
School board decides to add Career and Technical Education focus at A. Quinn Jones to address discipline issues
The board unanimously agreed to change the service delivery at A. Quinn Jones (currently the only alternative placement school in the district) to a Career...
Clifford the Dog and Dan Marino join celebration of $1 million donation to UF Lastinger Center for Learning’s New Worlds Reading Initiative
Since the launch of New Worlds Reading in October 2021, the program has shipped more than 2.7 million books....
Florida is ranked as #1 state for education by U.S. News & World Report
Today, Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. celebrates Florida’s ranking as number one in education by U.S. News & World Report. ...
School board votes 3-2 to retain Andrew as superintendent through June 2024
At their May 2 board meeting, the school board voted 3-2 to retain Andrew as superintendent through the end of June 2024 and delay the...
Student charged with displaying a knife during Buchholz fight
A Buchholz student was arrested Friday after allegedly displaying a knife during a fight at Buchholz High School....