April 26, 2023
The board is hiring an outside law firm, which moves legal discussions outside the public eye and into meetings protected…
April 25, 2023
State threatens to slash Duval superintendent’s salary
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. chastised the district for what he called a failure to report incidents of teacher misconduct…
April 25, 2023
Supporters rally for Duval Schools superintendent
More than 50 people rallied over fears that Diana Greene could be ousted as superintendent over the scandal at Douglas…
April 20, 2023
MAY VOTER GUIDE | Jacksonville mayor
Donna Deegan and Daniel Davis are running for Jacksonville mayor in the May 16, 2023, election.…
April 20, 2023
Records detail years of misconduct by Douglas Anderson teacher
The School Board Chair is convening a special meeting after records show other substantiated complaints against teacher Jeffrey Clayton.…
April 18, 2023
Duval Schools reverses trans restroom policy, no longer discourages ‘outing’ students in new LGBTQ+ support guide
Students in Duval County Public Schools now must use restrooms and lockers in line with their sex assigned at birth…
April 17, 2023
Douglas Anderson investigation widens
Police could interview as many as 140 students as an investigation into teacher misconduct continues to unfold at Douglas Anderson…
April 12, 2023
Facing 2 lawsuit threats, Duval Schools to hire outside attorney in Douglas Anderson scandal
Duval has received notice from two law firms about potential lawsuits over misconduct allegations at Douglas Anderson School of the…
April 5, 2023
Duval Schools face 20% vacancy in media specialists, the only staff who can approve books
School librarians are a rarity in Duval, and 1-in-5 of the few remaining positions are vacant as the district faces…
March 28, 2023
EXPLORE: Duval Schools rejected these 34 books under Florida’s new laws
The district says the books “would not comply with new legislation or were not appropriate for elementary aged children.”…
March 26, 2023
How Duval Schools’ book debate wound up on the floor of Congress
House Democrats pointed to Duval County as a cautionary tale in its opposition to a federal Parents Bill of Rights.…
March 15, 2023
Jacksonville approves $20 million for new UF campus
City Council voted 16-1 to kick in the first $20 million toward a health and financial technology campus Downtown.…
March 14, 2023
Duval Schools pushes back against DeSantis on schoolbooks
The district disputes the governor’s contention that it tried to make the state look bad by pulling books from shelves.…
March 8, 2023
Duval Schools book-review supervisor, who called gay characters ‘contrary to the design of humanity,’ is resigning
The supervisor’s departure comes as Duval Schools has received national scrutiny for its book review process.…
March 5, 2023
Unlike GOP donor Kent Stermon, most of JSO’s ‘Sheriff’s Circle’ barely used special access
All used the special badge access far less frequently than Kent Stermon — the influential Republican donor who died last…
March 2, 2023
UNF students soundly oppose slashing diversity programs
A student government poll found that the vast majority of students oppose Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to eliminate diversity, equity…
February 24, 2023
UNF students confront university president during walkout
College and university students around Florida walked out Thursday to support diversity, equity and inclusion programming.…
February 14, 2023
VOTER QUIZ | Which mayoral candidate agrees with you?
Take the Jacksonville Today mayoral match quiz to see which candidate agrees with you the most…
February 7, 2023
Most Florida school districts aren’t requiring teachers to hide classroom libraries. Duval is.
Duval Schools says media specialists have reviewed about 2,000 of the 1.6 million titles in the district.…
January 27, 2023
Duval Schools tells teachers to ‘cover or store’ books
In a video obtained by WJCT News, the district’s chief academic officer tells teachers to pull books from classrooms until…
January 19, 2023
Republican donor Kent Stermon had JSO access for nearly a decade as part of “the sheriff’s circle”
Kent Stermon, the donor who was under investigation when he died, was issued 5 separate badges giving him JSO access,…
January 18, 2023
Florida Ed Board OKs school book rules, rejects trans student protections and applauds ‘anti-woke’ state colleges
The State Board of Education signed off on measures in alignment with the priorities of Governor Ron DeSantis.…
January 10, 2023
5 issues that Jax-area lawmakers might tackle this Florida legislative session
The Florida Legislature has a Northeast Florida House speaker for the first time in two decades. Here are 5 issues…
January 3, 2023
Mayor Curry’s ‘resign-to-run’ idea looks doomed
It looks like Jacksonville City Council members don’t want to give up their positions when seeking another public office. Mayor…