Education

School bus crash sparks shipping company scrutiny

J.C. Derrick

Apr 1, 2022

The Florida Highway Patrol’s Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) unit is investigating the company operating the tractor-trailer that slammed into a Levy County school bus on Wednesday, […]

Education

UF College of Medicine receives elite rankings

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 30, 2022

The University of Florida College of Medicine retained its spot as the state’s top-ranked medical school and remains among the nation’s premier institutions, according to new […]

Education

UF names presidential search committee

J.C. Derrick

Mar 29, 2022

The University of Florida announced a 15-person presidential search committee on Tuesday. “With these distinguished and dedicated committee members in place, we can now begin our […]

Education

Research finds fish sounds important to ecosystems

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 27, 2022

Cows moo. Wolves howl. Birds tweet. And fish, it turns out, make all sorts of ruckus. “People are often surprised to learn that fish make sounds,” […]

Education

Study looks at insecticide-resistant cockroaches

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 27, 2022

Scientists studying insecticide resistance in German cockroaches, a major pest, have made a surprising discovery: The insecticide-resistant roaches used in their study had lower amounts of […]

Education

Lincoln Middle School team wins MATHCOUNTS

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 20, 2022

The Lincoln Middle School team won the statewide MATHCOUNTS competition for the fifth time in the past six events on Wednesday. According to an Alachua County […]

Education

Split SBAC taps interim superintendent

Seth Johnson

Mar 15, 2022

Shane Andrew will step into the interim superintendent position at Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) after the school board voted 3-2 on Monday night—two weeks after […]

Government + Politics

ACPS cut from Tallahassee recognition program

Seth Johnson

Mar 15, 2022

The Florida Legislature extended its regular session into Monday in order to pass its annual budget, including a restriction on the 12 school districts that kept […]

Education

SBAC gathers names for superintendent search

Seth Johnson

Mar 14, 2022

Only 15 months removed from its last superintendent transition, the Alachua County school district is once again in search of a leader after the School Board […]

Education

Angle: Cedar Key’s ‘MacGyver’ keeps science afloat

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 12, 2022

Immediately after planting thousands of plugs of marsh grasses along G Street in Cedar Key, the scientists made their first discovery: No rain in the forecast […]

Education

SF College named to top 10 Military Friendly list

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 8, 2022

The Military Friendly Advisory Council selected Santa Fe College to its Top 10 college list for military members and their families for the fifth straight year. […]

Education

Ridaught: Taking time to reflect

Mike Ridaught

Mar 4, 2022

Tonight the Bradford (Starke) boys basketball team will play for its first state title in school history. The Tornadoes (15-10) advanced to their first final four […]

Education

UF Online announces partnership with Amazon

Mainstreet Daily News

Mar 4, 2022

UF Online will partner with Amazon’s Career Choice program that covers tuition fees for Amazon’s Florida hourly employees who gain admission to and enroll in one […]

Local News

Split school board fires Simon

Seth Johnson

Mar 1, 2022

The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) fired Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon in a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, capping a tumultuous 15-month tenure marked by a […]

Covid-19

UF expert says COVID-19 not going anywhere

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 26, 2022

If you donned your mask today and felt a primal urge to yell “When will this pandemic END-emic already?!” take heart. You are not alone. On […]

Education

ACPS reaches $10.5 million salary agreement

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 24, 2022

Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) and the Alachua County Education Association reached a salary package deal worth more than $10.5 million, the largest in ACPS history. […]

Education

39 ACPS students earn merit finalist positions

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 23, 2022

Alachua County Public Schools almost hit a new district record after 39 students qualified to be finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program, one less than […]

Education

DeSantis backs effort to trim school funding

Suzette Cook

Feb 16, 2022

State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, got a thumbs up from Gov. Ron DeSantis in a tweet that supports Fine’s efforts to take $200 million from […]

Education

Alachua schools will share spring break with UF

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 16, 2022

Alachua County Public School (ACPS) students will share their spring break with the University of Florida after approval of the 2022-23 school year calendar Tuesday night. […]

Education

Campus Advisor names GNV No. 19 best student city

C.J. Gish

Feb 14, 2022

A global student review website named Gainesville as one of the top 30 best student cities in the world. The Campus Advisor, a global student review […]

Government + Politics

ACPS poised to lose $2 million in funding

Seth Johnson

Feb 11, 2022

The Florida House Appropriations Committee has approved education funding for the next fiscal year that reallocates $200 million away from the 12 school districts that defied […]

Covid-19

States drop mask mandates

Mainstreet Daily News

Feb 9, 2022

Illinois, Massachusetts and New York joined the list of states planning to lift public face-covering requirements by the end of February or in March. New York Gov. […]

Education

SBAC to consider Simon’s future at March 1 meeting

Suzette Cook

Feb 8, 2022

The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) will take up the future of Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon after mixed performance reviews sparked a two-hour public comment and school board […]

Local News

Simon gets mixed reviews on annual evaluation

Suzette Cook

Feb 8, 2022

Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Carlee Simon received mixed reviews from School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) members who submitted appraisal forms for her annual […]