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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...