Jan. 12, 2020 – The virtual School Choice Expo may be over, but the school choice process continues. Since the application deadline is not until Feb. 28, families can still research schools, take virtual tours, and speak with school leaders to determine the best school match for their child for the 2021-22 school year. Below […]
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Jan. 8, 2021 – Following through on its commitment to accountability, the Duval County School Board has formed a Citizen Oversight Committee to monitor the district’s spending of the new half-penny sales surtax. The surtax, which went into effect at the start of this year, was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November. In crafting the […]
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Jan. 8, 2021 – Since COVID-19 disrupted schools in March, access to web-based school resources has become essential for students. This is especially true for schools like Long Branch Elementary, a Title I school on Jacksonville’s Eastside. “Many of our parents don’t have internet access,” said Long Branch Elementary School Principal Wayman Graham. “This can […]
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Jan. 7, 2021 – Duval’s Class of 2020 earned a record-high graduation rate of 90.2 percent according to graduation data released by the Florida Department of Education today. While the upward trajectory was not a surprise – as this continues a 10-year trend for Duval County Public Schools – the 3.7 percentage point jump from […]
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Jan. 6, 2021 – Watch video above to hear Roger Felice, veteran teacher at Young Men’s and Women’s Leadership Academy, describe why learning quadratic equations and polynomials is not difficult as long as students believe they can do it.
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