WUFT

Community contention and a foggy future: Newberry grapples with ongoing charter school conversion

In the 17 years she’s lived in Newberry, Jessica Mrozinske Baker said people have been passionate about many community issues. When a popular off-road motocross track was going to be moved to a new ...
Gainesville

Questions remain despite state approval of Newberry charter school initiative

The Florida Department of Education's Charter School Review Commission approved the application to convert Newberry Elementary School into a public charter school. The decision comes despite ...
Gainesville

BOE approves rule change that helps clear way for Newberry Elementary charter conversion

The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday afternoon approved without discussion an amendment to a state rule that helps clear the way for the conversion of Newberry Elementary School into a public ...
WUFT

The path forward: what Newberry residents can expect after elementary school charter conversion

Over the course of 20 years, 88-year-old lawyer Robin Gibson dedicated himself to public education in Lake Wales, Florida. “I’m an incurable community person,” he said. Gibson was an architect of the ...