Education

A tradition lasting more than 70 years in Marion County is coming to an end this summer.

Four North Central Florida schools have cracked the top 3,000 in the latest U.S. News and World Report list of the country's best high schools.

The Putnam County School District has three options to choose from to hold high school graduation in August.

They are offering one 3 hour credit online course in addition to another one for free. College leaders hope that this initiative will help alleviate some financial burden for students and families.

The Marion County school district has launched a parking lot Wi-Fi program, an effort to help students without access to the internet participate in distance learning.

During the transition to online learning the state has purchased 32,000 laptops for rural school districts and hopes to reduce the number of students with out access to the internet

UF President Kent Fuchs said a student government senate meeting was "Zoom bombed" with racist messages and symbols Tuesday night.

For students here in the state of Florida their home could be their school campus for longer than expected. The Florida Department of Education announced that all public schools will be closed through at least May 1st. Even though students aren't going to campus districts here in North-Central Florida will continue with the remote learning format.

On Monday FGC will continue their semester, but all classes will be online. Officials with the college say instructors and staff have been preparing for the change while school was out.

For the University of Florida's class of 2020, graduation ceremonies will go one – just at a later date.

School districts in North-Central Florida will continue to provide students with meals during the extended break. Levy County will begin distributing prepackaged meals on Thursday, March 19th. Dixie and Columbia Counties will begin distributing meals to students on Monday, March 23rd.

Alachua County Public schools have teamed up with community members to help fill the stomachs of children who rely on school for consistent meals.

Some school districts handing out these meals include Alachua, Levy, Gilchrist, Marion, Union, Clay Counties.

The Florida Senate delayed a vote on a bill that would require one to two minutes of silent reflection at the start of each school day.

Concerns about the Coronavirus have the states leadership looking at digital learning options for K-12 Schools.

Journalism and communications majors at the University of Florida will soon have a new dean leading their college.

TV20's Dylan Lyons introduces us to March's One Class At A Time winner Casey Lambert.

Columbia and Fort White High Schools are competing in the battle of the belts competition to raise awareness for seatbelt usage.

Bill filed this week in the Florida legislature would merge smaller schools like Florida Polytechnic University with the University of Florida.

The University of Florida is a "best value college for 2020," according to the Princeton Review.

Florida Gateway College is hoping to reel in the accolades with a new bass fishing club.

A North Central Florida student was named as one of the top math and science students in the nation for her science fair project.

Saint Francis Catholic Academy implements new digital, ‘Anatomage’ table in curriculum.

Hawthorne Middle-High School will implement the school's first magnet program.

Deborah Borge-Shaffer assumed the lead position at East Marion Elementary when staff returned from winter break.

The change will affect 224,000 families, half of whom will receive refunds.

The Food and Nutrition Department announced they will be adding Hawthorne Middle-High school to its program this month.

The Florida Department of Education has released grad rates for 2019. For the third straight year, Alachua County Public Schools has topped the state average.

The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office will visit public high schools throughout the month of January to teach students about the election's process covering topics like voter registration.

TV20's Dylan Lyons introduces January's One Class At A Time winner Brooke Gainey.