Jacksonville Today covers education from the classroom to the Capitol. Our reporters follow Duval Schools as well as private and higher education across the region. We explain school board decisions, funding debates, curriculum changes, and state education policies that affect students, parents, and teachers in Northeast Florida.
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A meeting about teacher pay will take place at Fleming Island High School. | Facebook
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Clay County wrestles with impasse on teacher pay

Teachers and school district officials will make presentations to the School Board next week in hopes of resolving the issue.…

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A student raises her hand at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton on April 16, 2024. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
5 hours ago

Here’s how Florida will teach the history of communism

Sweeping new teaching standards cover the history of communism, but critics say they appear deeply ideological.…

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Hendricks Avenue Elementary is among the district's more than 140 schools and programs that will be represented at the School Enrollment Expo. | Jacksonville Today
22 hours ago

Check out Duval Schools’ School Enrollment Expo before lottery begins Dec. 1 

Now’s the time to start thinking about where to send your kids in the fall of 2026, Duval Schools says.…

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Lawmakers desperate to solve school voucher troubles

Legislators are searching for ways to avoid another multimillion-dollar crisis as the voucher program expands.…

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THE JAXSON | Honoring Jacksonville’s pioneering colleges in National Career Development Month

In recognition of National Career Development Month, we take a look back at the history of four pioneering institutions of…

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James Luu, right, attends a Genesys Works professional development symposium on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, with other students in the job internship program. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
November 11, 2025

Genesys Works puts Duval high schoolers in jobs

The workforce development program places Duval County students in internship jobs with major employers.…

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The Duval School Board voted to purchase this office building, currently occupied by Southeastern Grocers, for the district's headquarters. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 5, 2025

Duval Schools HQ to move to Baymeadows after School Board reverses course

Duval Schools HQ on the Southbank will be sold in the move to a building on the Southside, following a…

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Superintendent Chris Bernier talks at a town hall at Riverside High School on Nov. 3, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 4, 2025

Duval Schools lobbying Tallahassee for Schools of Hope changes 

State lawmakers allowed Schools of Hope charters to colocate in district schools, which a Duval School Board member says is…

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CTE students at Darnell-Cookman School of Medical Art | Provided by Duval Schools
October 30, 2025

Duval Schools spotlights 67 career and technical programs

Explore the district’s career and technical education programs during a showcase Saturday at UNF.…

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The Jericho School for Children with Autism will close because of the government shutdown and delays in insurance payments. | Ben Schubert, News4Jax
October 27, 2025

Government shutdown closes school for autistic children

The Jericho School for Children with Autism said its budget deficit became unmanageable.…

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Annie R. Morgan Elementary had served students on Jacksonville’s Westside since 1916 before it closed. Mater Academy plans to move into its vacant building. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 23, 2025

Charter school company hopes to operate within 25 Duval public schools

New rules from the state mean districts have to let some charter schools use their buildings for free.…

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Osceola County students participate in a lesson.
October 23, 2025

Cellphone restrictions boost outcomes in Florida schools

Student test scores and problematic behaviors improved after cellphone restrictions took effect.…

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Jacksonville University President Tim Cost speaks at commencement in May 2025. He has announced that he will retire as president. | Jacksonville University
October 21, 2025

JU President Tim Cost moves on to become chancellor

Tim Cost has led Jacksonville University for 14 years and will become chancellor in June or July.…

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UNF President Moez Limayem visits WJCT News in August 2022. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2025

UNF President Moez Limayem is leaving for USF

Limayem served as dean of the business school at the University of South Florida before coming to Jacksonville.…

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City Hall | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
October 15, 2025

City Council doesn’t support Duval School Board’s push for independent attorney

Without the Jacksonville City Council’s endorsement, the Duval School Board’s push for its own attorney is less certain.…

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October 14, 2025

Proposed law would require teachers to take an oath

Teachers would take an oath pledging to support the Constitution and to act in a “nonpartisan manner.”…

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The U.S. Courthouse in Jacksonville
October 9, 2025

Former Duval teachers union president pleads guilty

Teresa Brady admitted she and another union official conspired to cash in fraudulent leave time.…

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University of North Florida President Moez Limayem.
September 30, 2025

UNF President Moez Limayem may leave for USF

Limayem is the sole finalist for the position of president at the University of South Florida in Tampa.…

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Idea River Bluff is a Schools of Hope charter school in Arlington. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
September 29, 2025

‘Schools of Hope’ charter operators can use public school buildings, rent-free

The state Board of Education approved changes to charter school rules that public school advocates are decrying.…

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Hope McMath speaks in 2023 about Confederate monuments. | News4Jax
September 26, 2025

Duval teacher reassigned over social media posts

Douglas Anderson teacher Hope McMath, a local activist, referred to City Councilman Rory Diamond as a “grand wizard.”…

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September 23, 2025

State denounces Clay teacher for Charlie Kirk comments

State Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas said teachers who “encourage violence” will be investigated.…

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Duval Schools considered the Suddath Building at 815 S. Main St. under a land swap offer that the superintendent rejected. | Google Maps
September 22, 2025

Southbank building swap was among offers in Duval Schools’ HQ sale

One of the 10 offers for the sale of the Duval Schools headquarters was a trade for the Suddath building…

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A rendering shows the towers that Fleet Landing envisions for its proposed senior community on Jacksonville's Southbank, on the site of the current Duval Schools headquarters. | Fleet Landing, submitted
September 16, 2025

School Board members express doubts about HQ move 

One sticking point for some board members is whether choosing a nonprofit as the buyer would cheat taxpayers out of…

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A group of people embrace at a vigil for Charlie Kirk on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at the Plaza of the Americas in Gainesville. | Madilyn Gemme, Fresh Take Florida
September 12, 2025

Teachers face discipline for Charlie Kirk comments

A manager at the Jacksonville Public Education Fund also has been criticized for comments about Kirk.…