Editing Alachua, Florida (section)

==Education==
Alachua is served by the [[School Board of Alachua County]], which operates two elementary schools, [https://www.sbac.edu/irby W.W. Irby Elementary] (K–2), [https://www.sbac.edu/alachua Alachua Elementary] (3–5), [https://www.sbac.edu/mebane A.L. Mebane Middle School] and [[Santa Fe High School (Alachua, Florida)|Santa Fe High School]] in the city,<ref>[http://www.sbac.edu/schoolscenters.htm Alachua County Public Schools: Schools and Centers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217024532/http://www.sbac.edu/schoolscenters.htm |date=2011-12-17 }}</ref> and the [[Alachua County Library District]], which operates a branch library in the city.<ref>[http://www.aclib.us/alachua Alachua County Library District: Alachua]</ref> Alachua is home to the [https://alachualearningacademy.org/ Alachua Learning Academy], a K–8th grade public charter school.

The [https://www.sfcollege.edu/perry/ Santa Fe College Perry Center for Emerging Technologies] is located in Alachua across the street from [http://progressparkfl.com/ Progress Corporate Park], which houses one of the largest bio and life science business clusters in the state.<ref name="Santa Fe College">{{Cite web |quote=Communications and Creative Services, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida |title=Santa Fe College |url=https://www.sfcollege.edu/ |access-date=2022-10-19 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Florida Life Sciences Companies Map" /> [https://www.sbac.edu/domain/5737 Biotechnology], [https://www.sbac.edu/domain/5736 AgriScience], and [https://www.sbac.edu/domain/9684 veterinary assisting] magnet programs at A.L. Mebane Middle School and Santa Fe High School are intended to help students prepare for the Biotechnology Laboratory Technology, A.S. degree at Santa Fe College.<ref name="Santa Fe College" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Biomedical Mustangs |url=https://sites.google.com/gm.sbac.edu/mebanebiomedicalmustangs/home |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=sites.google.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Institute of Biotechnology / Institute of Biotechnology |url=https://www.sbac.edu/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sbac.edu%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D5737 |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=www.sbac.edu |language=en}}</ref>

Alachua is considered to be one of the locations in the United States with the most book ban challenges to its public school system.<ref>https://www.wuft.org/2024-04-18/frustrations-among-staff-grow-as-more-books-are-removed-off-alachua-county-school-library-shelves "Frustrations among staff grow as more books are removed off Alachua County school library shelves"; WUFT tv</ref>