Coverage of school board meetings, decisions, and policies that shape education in Duval County and surrounding districts.
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JEA crews replace a pipe in Jacksonville. | JEA
October 23, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is JEA replacing pipes near me again?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether pipe replacement in San Jose duplicates work done earlier.…

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William Spillias with the city's Office of General Counsel (right) is the acting lawyer for the Duval County School Board. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
October 12, 2025

OPINION | Consolidation crackup: Duval School Board to set dangerous precedent

Prediction: This will set the stage for unelected boards to ask for their own lawyers, and could amp up politics.…

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Books are stacked in a school library. | SKT Studio, stock.adobe.com
August 14, 2025

Part of schoolbook law ruled unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled against part of a law that led to removal of books for “sexual” content.…

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Voters decided to add hunting and fishing rights to the state Constitution. | Charlie Riedel, AP
November 5, 2024

Hunting rights approved; partisan school races nixed

Voters rejected partisan school board races but added hunting and fishing rights to the state Constitution.…

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School Board Chair Darryl Willie and member Charlotte Joyce listen as a community member advocates to keep her neighborhood school open. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
November 5, 2024

3 Duval elementary schools will close soon; 3 more after a year

6 Jacksonville elementary schools will close — but only half at the end of the current school year as originally proposed. …

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January 31, 2024

OPINION | Talking back to your betters: The difficulty of commenting at Council, School Board meetings

City Council needs to stop shielding its members from direct criticism. It also needs to provide more opportunities to receive…

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July 11, 2023

Duval School Board member will represent both district, conservative group in Tallahassee

Duval County School Board member April Carney will help the district lobby the Florida Legislature — that’s after some Board…

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Incumbent Elizabeth Andersen (left) and challenger April Carney (right) take part in a town hall forum hosted by Beaches Watch on Aug. 3. | Raymon Troncoso
August 4, 2022

AUG. 23 VOTER GUIDE: Duval School Board District 2

Two candidates are running in Duval County School Board District 2, a non-partisan race. The August race, which would normally…

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The 37-page document under review outlines how teachers can ensure LGBTQ students' safety on school campuses.
May 16, 2022

‘It all boils down to one paragraph.’ Duval Schools could change its LGBTQ support guide Tuesday

The Duval County School Board is set to meet Tuesday morning to discuss an update to its LGBTQ support guide,…