Dec. 13, 2022 – Applications for VPK, magnet, and special transfer option schools open Jan. 1, ushering in the annual season where parents can identify and apply for the right ed...
Dec. 16, 2022 – Duval County Public Schools is receiving high honors for its excellence in financial reporting. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reportin...
(This post contains excerpts from a press release provided by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF). JPEF coordinates the Teacher of the Year program.) Dec. 9, 2022 – Co...
Dec. 6, 2022 – With a focus on education, one Duval County Public Schools program is creating a pipeline for students who want to be the newest generation of educators in Du...
June 24, 2022 – Tucked away on Jacksonville’s Northside is the oldest plantation house in the state of Florida and a place where enslaved people were voiceless. Now, students ar...
Pictured counterclockwise: A. Philip Randolph, Zora Neale Hurston, Bob Hayes, Eartha Mary Magdalene White, Johnnetta Cole, and James Weldon Johnson Feb. 1, 2022 – At a time w...
Editor's Note: Mr. Sollie Mitchell passed away on May 23, 2022, at the age of 103. June 16, 2021 – More than 80 students were eyewitnesses to living African American history...
Feb. 9, 2021 – TiLena Robinson remembers sitting down with a group of Duval students recently to discuss their experience with how black history was taught in their classrooms. I...
March 3, 2020 - Chemistry students at Terry Parker High School are making history as they are delving into studying African American History over the course of a six-month proj...
Editor's Note: The Raines Vikings claimed the title in 2020, 2021, and 2022, while the Ribault Trojans won in 2023 and 2025. The 2024 matchup ended in a tie. The 2026 High Schoo...
February 10, 2020- For the last three years, Duval County Public Schools has been recognized for its exemplary distinction under the state’s African American History legislation...
Feb. 25, 2020 – Duval County teachers are doing their part to teach Black History in the classroom, and it’s happening across all grade levels. Students are learning about every...
Jan. 31, 2020 – Duval County Public Schools recognizes and celebrates black history throughout the year. As we embark on the month of February when black history is recognized na...
