July 2, 2025Authors seek to curb ‘summer slide’ as Duval gains in literacyThe 51 percent of Duval County third-grade students who scored a Level 3 or higher on the Florida Department of…By Will Brown
June 6, 2025Jacksonville Journey Forward seeks $3 million budget for literacy, chronic absenteeismThe Jacksonville Journey Forward board made budgetary suggestions for the 2025-26 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 during its monthly…By Will Brown
May 27, 2025Jax library board nominee Elizabeth Andersen voted downAndersen, the former Duval School Board chair, couldn’t shake a years-old controversy over comments she made about Moms for Liberty…By Mike Mendenhall
May 2, 2025Jacksonville Journey supports READ USA after federal cutsThe Jacksonville Journey Forward board will allocate $30,000 to READ USA to help the nonprofit continue its services.…By Will Brown
April 15, 2025How Jax Journey Forward strives to reduce crimeSome Jaxsons think the Jacksonville Journey Forward will lower crime and eradicate long-standing disparties.…By Will Brown
February 24, 2025To boost early childhood literacy and health, Duval is sending doctors out with booksA literacy program will use a federal grant to place books in the hands of mothers almost immediately after they…By Will Brown
April 23, 2024Nonprofit may hold key to Duval literacy gapsStudents have improved their reading accuracy and comprehension after tutoring from READ USA, a literacy group based in Jacksonville.…By Will Brown