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 resea...
The human trafficking resolution was adopted by the Duval County School Board on Tuesday January 7, 2020, during their monthly board meeting. A RESOLUTION OF THE SCHOOL BOARD OF ...
Note: The below appeared as a guest column by school board member, Lori Hershey in the Florida Times Union on October 27, 2019. To view the article in the original publication, cl...
Jan. 9, 2020 – For the sixth consecutive year, Duval County Public Schools has earned its highest federal graduation rate in the district’s history. Approximately 86.5% of our ...
Jan. 6, 2020- It’s Superintendent Dr. Diana Greene’s priority to make sure every school within the district is excelling academically, and for each student to know they are lo...
Dec. 23, 2019 – Santa paid a special surprise visit to the district’s Possibilities and Success Childcare Center for the children of teen parents. A sleigh full of clot...
Dec. 16, 2019- “Everyday we have hundreds of kids on the sidewalk, every morning walking to the school and biking,” said Principal Kim Gallagher, Atlantic Beach Elementary Scho...
Dec. 10, 2019 – A bus full of eager students piled off of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s bus ready for an exciting field trip. “I’m so excited. It was fun bec...
Dec. 5, 2019 -It was a moment nearly 200 teachers with the Duval County School District hoped for, as the finalists for the 2020 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year, ...
Nov. 27, 2019 –The first Parent Involvement Day at Lake Lucina Elementary School has created a movement as faculty and staff are work to involve parents and engage with their st...
Nov. 25, 2019 –It was near the end of her junior year at Paxon School for Advanced Studies, and Brooke Pavek was preparing for her Advanced Placement United States History exam. S...
Nov. 7, 2019 — Congratulations to the 15 outstanding public school teachers who were named semifinalists for the 2020 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year today. The sem...
Nov. 7, 2019 – Forget the long lines and camping overnight at schools. Beginning this school year, applications for Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) with Duval County Public Scho...
Oct. 30, 2019 – A national assessment of student achievement and learning again shows the strength of Duval County Public Schools in comparison to other large city school distric...
Oct. 17, 2019 – A Pine Forest Elementary School fourth grader was among the winners announced this week of Florida’s 2019 Hispanic Heritage Month Essay contest. Julietta Ramirez ...
Oct. 16, 2019 – Continuing in its commitment to recruit and equip great educators and address the national teacher shortage, Duval County Public Schools is launching Jumpstart 2....
Oct. 7, 2019 – More than 150 colleges and universities from around the nation and the world will be represented at the free National Jacksonville National College Fair on Saturda...
The last time Duval County had an elected superintendent, the school district lost accreditation. This was one of several points outlined in the Duval County Public School Board’s...
Oct. 1, 2019 – Tracolya Clinch’s philosophy is simple – embrace technology and improve student engagement. “I’m not afraid of technology,” said the Andrew Jackson principal. “A...
Sept. 30, 2019 – Congratulations to the 32 Duval County Public Schools students — representing Douglas Anderson, Mandarin, Paxon, and Stanton high schools — who are among 16,000 ...
