Jan. 23, 2019 – George Pratt just got one step closer to his ultimate dream of becoming a United States senator. The Paxon School for Advanced Studies senior is one of two students statewide to be selected to participate in the prestigious 2019 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). As part of the […]
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Jan. 22, 2019 – Danisha Love, Teacher of the Year finalist and math teacher at Raines High School, says her passion for teaching started with her love for learning. “I love being around knowledge,” said Love. “The knowledge you have can never be taken away from you.” After receiving a degree in biology from the […]
Read MoreJan. 10, 2019 – Everyday, we get hundreds of questions from parents and community members about the magnet and special transfer option process. Below are answers to the top six most frequently asked questions. We have done our best to answer in a clear and simple way. Additional resources are available by visiting our […]
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Dec. 20, 2018 – Duval County Public Schools has set a new record for the district’s graduation rate. Now at 85.1 percent, schools in 2018 bumped the district’s average by more than 4 percentage points compared to 2017. The results released Wednesday by the Florida Department of Education include other important records in […]
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October 29, 2018 – There are 2.5 million more reasons for hope for four schools as they work toward academic success for all students. Long Branch, Hyde Park, Rutledge Pearson and Susie E. Tolbert elementary schools will be among only 14 schools throughout the state to receive the “Schools of Hope: Whole School Transformation” […]
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Oct. 26, 2018 – Duval County Public Schools’ Nongongoma Majova, principal of Stanton College Preparatory School, is one of 11 recipients of the 2018 Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership. In addition to her school being titled a National Blue Ribbon School for 2018, Principal Nongongoma Majova will be receiving the award […]
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Oct. 16, 2018 – Duval County Public Schools was one of 26 school districts in the United States and Canada to be awarded the 23rd Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement award. This honor from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI) is the highest award given by the organization. The national award recognizes school […]
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Oct. 2, 2018 – For almost half an hour on Monday, Sept. 24, NFL Pro Football Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins had more than 100 Raines High School students spellbound. It wasn’t just his yellow Hall of Fame blazer or the fact this was the first time Dawkins had returned to the school since […]
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Sept. 27, 2018 – Two recent school bus incidents illuminate how we can all contribute to safer commutes for children. One incident involved a bus that did not fully clear a railroad track on Jacksonville’s Westside. While the accident is under investigation, school bus drivers are trained with specific procedures to cross tracks safely. […]
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Sept. 12, 2018 – Duval County Public Schools is proud to announce that 17 Stanton College Preparatory students are among approximately 16,000 seniors nationwide selected as semifinalists in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The semifinalists were selected from out of more than 1.6 million students in about 22,000 high schools across the […]
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