The head of school at Union Academy Charter has resigned, according to a letter sent to parents Tuesday night. The letter was sent from Nolan McBride, the chair of the Union Academy Board of Directors ...

Union Academy Charter School held a special board meeting Thursday to explain how it’s handling security and background checks. Union Academy Charter School held a special board meeting Thursday to ...

BARTOW — In 1938, when Jordan “J.J.” Corbett began attending Union Academy in Bartow as a high school freshman, it was also the first year that the county's first school for black students offered bus ...

A local historian provided details about the forgotten history of the first public school for Black students in Alachua County during a presentation at the Matheson History Museum. The presentation ...

Before the Union County school board voted to preserve its mask-optional policy Wednesday, an administrator cited Union Academy charter school as a cautionary tale. The school in Monroe is currently ...

BARTOW — On Aug. 19, 1897, the cornerstone of Union Academy was laid and the city of Bartow, along with several churches, held a two-day festival to celebrate the opening of the first black school in ...