Duval County Public Schools

The school district will not renew its contract with Student Transportation of America, which encountered a severe shortgage of drivers.

The selection of a new president and vice president comes after the FBI visited the Duval Teachers Union office in September.

Teresa Brady served as president of Duval Teachers United for more than 20 years. A replacement is scheduled to be announced Wednesday.

The School Board said it was disappointed that only 10 people applied for the position. The search will resume later.

Here’s a rundown on the 10 candidates for Duval County Schools superintendent. The School Board will consider them Wednesday.

The location may have been different, but Jacksonville’s 54th annual Northwest Classic football game, on Saturday, Oct. 14, maintained its neighborly fight for bragging rights despite being played in Oceanway instead of Moncrief. Ribault hosted Raines at First Coast High School on Saturday afternoon because Ribault is being rebuilt as part of the Duval school district’s renovation and rebuilding program,

In the most recent academic year, just 46% of Duval County third-graders were proficient at reading.

Duval County Public Schools will have a new, permanent, superintendent by January. The Duval County School Board briefly considered delaying the search to coincide with the end of the academic year in an attempt to attract more candidates. However, the consensus among them on Tuesday was to move forward.

Corey Thayer, the school’s cinematic arts chair, was accused of inappropriate touching and removed from the classroom for the second time.

Duval Schools will remain closed Thursday. Clay County and St. Johns County schools plan to return to class.