Annie R. Morgan Elementary had served students on Jacksonville’s Westside since 1916 before it closed. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval Schools' headquarters building on March 3, 2026. The School Board wants voters to renew a property tax that helps pay teachers. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Students at the school soon to be known as Jacksonville STEM Academy at Eugene Butler. | Courtesy of Duval Schools

Jacksonville Attorney Lamonte Carter and iCity Christian School Executive Director Terrie Hairston announce a group of private schools' lawsuit against Step Up For Students on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. | News4Jax

The Duval Schools headquaters building on Prudential Drive. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Teresa Brady and her husband, Mark, follow one of her lawyers out of the courthouse after she was sentenced to 27 months in prison on February 9, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Nov. 21, 2025. | Nam Y. Huh, AP

Students at S.P. Livingston Elementary try on their new coats. | Submitted

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Biology teacher Mari Richardson was named 2026 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year. The Jean Ribault High School teacher was selected from a pool of about 180 candidates. Superintendent Christopher Bernier says “she meets students where they are, helps them to exceed their own expectations, and creates a classroom where confidence and achievement grow together.” As a thanks for her dedication to her students, Richardson won grants for her classroom, a cash prize and a new car. She’ll also go on to represent Duval at the Florida Teacher of the Year awards. Way to go!

These 10 Jacksonville students will perform at Carnegie Hall next weekend in a prestigious music competition. | Submitted

Dyz'Jhae Davis and Westside High principal Vincent Foster are all smiles after Davis received her Certified Nursing Assistant pin during a ceremony May 6, 2025. The 16 Westside students are the first to graduate with both a diploma and a CNA certification from the school's medical magnet program. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval School Board members watch to see if a motion to add Schools of Hope to the board's 2026 legislative platform will pass. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Drivers must stop from either direction for a stopped school bus. | News4Jax

Teresa Brady is a former president of Duval Teachers United, the district's teachers union.

(From left) Leila Warren, Jayden Giselle Register and Eiana Claire Nova are three of six Douglas Anderson School of the Arts students selected as 2026 YoungArts honorees. | Submitted

Merrill Road Elementary is one of two schools that remain on Mater Academy's list for Schools of Hope. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Raines freshmen Ameer Mabane, left and Nicholas Davis, right, celebrate the team's 14-0 season during a community parade. Jacksonville celebrated the Raines Vikings winning the FHSAA Class 3A state football championship with a community parade on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A student from Fort Caroline Elementary sits in the district's new 3D printing lab on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

A Duval Schools sign hangs on a fence at Long Branch Elementary, one of the district's planned school closures. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

How many school buses are on time? | Data: Duval Schools; Chart: Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Duval Schools CFO Ron Fagan, left, gives a presentation to school board members about the district's finances on Dec. 8, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today