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October 25, 2023
Oct. 25, 2023 – New STEAM labs, 3D printing pens, and educational field trips. They’re among the resources and tools the district will provide to students in 13 schools with a ...
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October 24, 2023
Oct. 24, 2023 – When it comes to how the district is using revenue from the voter-approved half-penny sales tax, much attention is going to the construction of new schools like ...
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October 4, 2023
Oct. 4, 2023 – Congratulations to the 27 Duval County Public Schools seniors who have been named Semifinalists in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. These talented st...
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September 13, 2023
Sept. 13, 2023 – Englewood High School is the latest Duval County Public School to score a new AstroTurf football field for student athletes. The upgrade to the school’s Don Ja...
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August 24, 2023
Aug. 24, 2023 – Duval County School Police Department’s K9 Maverick will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization V...
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August 21, 2023
( Editor’s Note: Below is a joint release from Duval Teachers United (DTU) and Duval County Public Schools.) Aug. 21, 2023 – Friday was a special day for Duval County’s ...
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August 16, 2023
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect rescheduled meeting dates due to threat of Hurricane Idalia . Aug. 16, 2023 – The Duval County School Board is engaged in...
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August 4, 2023
Aug. 4, 2023 — Amazon and Duval County Public Schools this week announced that Amazon is funding computer science education and teacher professional development for elementary s...
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June 24, 2022
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...
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February 1, 2022
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...
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June 16, 2021
June 16, 2021 – More than 80 students were eyewitnesses to living African American history on Monday as they listened to one of Jacksonville’s original sleeping car porters desc...
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March 3, 2020
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...
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February 14, 2020
Feb. 14, 2020- It was a dream come true for Raines and Ribault high school students as they faced off in the inaugural High School Heritage Classic. Raines Vikings senior, Malc...
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February 10, 2020
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...
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February 5, 2020
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...
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January 31, 2020
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...