September 29, 2024
Duval Schools’ proposal to close more than schools over the next 15 years is up for a board vote on…
September 26, 2024
NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Proposed school closures
Two dozen more schools could close in Duval County over the next 15 years.…
September 24, 2024
Duval could close 12 elementary schools within 5 years
Six more Duval County schools have been added to a potential closure list for the next five years — adding…
September 24, 2024
Rumored school shooting locks down Englewood High
Rumors of a school shooting came a day after a 17-year-old was arrested when guns were found in his car.…
September 19, 2024
6 Jacksonville elementaries could close at the end of this school year
6 Jacksonville elementary schools could close at the end of this school year.…
September 12, 2024
Douglas Anderson hired teacher after state said he was drunk at previous school — now he’s removed for alleged misconduct
State records show that at the time the arts school hired him, he was facing state discipline for having been…
September 3, 2024
Duval School Board OKs employee ethics policies aimed at keeping kids safer
The Duval County School Board unanimously and with little discussion Tuesday approved new employee ethics and professional standards policies. Tuesday’s…
August 20, 2024
Duval School Board: 2 Moms for Liberty candidates elected; Pearson wins narrowly
The Duval County School Board will have a Moms for Liberty majority in the fall.…
August 9, 2024
Republican-backed School Board candidates key on parental rights
Parental rights are again a topic of conversation because of the prominent role they play in Florida’s increasingly partisan school…
August 2, 2024
Early voting starts soon on the First Coast
Early voting for the primary election now starts Wednesday in Duval County due to Tropical Storm Debby, with other counties…
August 2, 2024
School Board candidates find common ground at final forum
District 7 School Board candidates Melody Bolduc and Sarah Mannion discussed the issues Thursday.…
July 31, 2024
AUG. 20 VOTER GUIDE | Compare Duval County candidates
Compare the Duval primary candidates for Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach, state Legislature and Congress with our Candidate Comparison Tool.…
July 30, 2024
District 5 School Board candidates – minus Blount – face off
Duval School Board District 5 candidates Nahshon Nicks and Hank Rogers answered questions Tuesday night.…
July 29, 2024
Duval teachers can get help buying school supplies
The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is offering financial assistance to 15 Duval County schoolteachers.…
July 25, 2024
1,100 fewer Duval students qualify for buses this school year
Previously, the district bused all students who lived outside a mile-and-a-half radius of their assigned school.…
June 27, 2024
Duval Schools releases new student safety plan
The safety plan is a response to teacher misconduct at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, but it will apply…
June 19, 2024
Duval is not alone in closing schools
A consultant suggests closing more than 30 Duval schools. Many of Florida’s large, urban districts are looking at the same…
June 17, 2024
Duval teacher wins fight over Black Lives Matter flag
Amy Donofrio will be allowed to keep her teaching license despite the state’s efforts to revoke it.…
June 12, 2024
Bernier hired as Duval superintendent at $320,000 per year
The School Board voted 6-1 to hire Christopher Bernier as superintendent. Board member Warren Jones voted no because he thought…
June 6, 2024
COMPARE | Contract for incoming Duval Superintendent Bernier vs. former Supe Greene
Duval’s counter offer to Chris Bernier is similar to former Superintendent Diana Greene’s most recent agreement.…
June 3, 2024
Before Duval superintendent pick’s sudden resignation, a whistleblower complaint
Before he resigned as Lee superintendent, Chris Bernier was the subject of a whistleblower complaint that alleged “bullying” and “racial…
May 30, 2024
Unbridled Mustang: Mandarin grad hungry to change his hometown
L.J. Valenzuela is an activist for LGBTQ rights who loves Jacksonville and plans to return after he earns his degree…
May 29, 2024
Grit and gain: How Duval Schools looks to curb chronic absenteeism
More than 27% of Duval County Public Schools students have missed at least four weeks of class this academic year.…
May 24, 2024
OPINION | At the crossroads in education, don’t be a bystander
On Tuesday, May 28, the Jacksonville Public Education Fund will host a Community Conversation — an opportunity for us to…