Jacksonville, Florida
A school play at Jacksonville’s Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has been canceled because of “content concerns”. The play “Indecent” won Tony awards during its Broadway run in 2017. Indecent is based on Sholem Asch’s play, God of Vengeance. The play’s plot involves a Read More …
Five educators are finalists for Duval County Teacher of the Year. The finalists, announced by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, are: Kartian Bias, who teaches 3rd to 5th grade at Garden City Elementary Argel Hipol, a biology teacher at Westside High Andrew Lodge, music teacher Read More …
There are a couple of weeks left to check out “Duval Art Downtown” at the Jacksonville Public Library Main Branch. It features some amazing paintings and sculptures from art educators from Duval County Public Schools.They are featured in the Gallery on Main located on the Read More …
Attorneys head to court Friday to spar over a suit that could affect next year’s elections in Jacksonville. A group of Jacksonville voters and social justice advocacy groups contend that Jax’ new City Council and Duval School Board districts amount to racial gerrymandering. Council redrew Read More …
Weapons detectors are coming to all Jax high schools after a vote yesterday by the Duval school board. The board OK’d spending $7 million over five years to outfit high schools with scanners, as districts nationwide dial up security measures amid mass shootings. The equipment could Read More …
School is back in session for Duval County. That means kids walking and biking to and from school and school busses on the roadways. Check out the graphic below as a friendly reminder for motorists as to when you have to stop for school buses:
Bigger class sizes, longer bus rides and fewer COVID-19 restrictions await Jacksonville schoolchildren when the 2022-23 school year starts Monday in Duval Schools. With the district short by more than 400 teachers and 175 paraprofessionals, class sizes will be increased by an average of 1.5 students Read More …
Thanks to a federal grant, Duval County Public Schools has laptops and hotspots available for students in need. This is available for students enrolled in district schools in need. All eligible families are encouraged to apply. Applications are available in your parent FOCUS account. Visit Read More …
On Wednesday, families at Cedar Hills Elementary were sent an email from the school’s principal, Marva McKinney, informing them of a rodent infestation and measures being taken to combat the issue, including shutting down the schools cafeteria. The email (courtesy of First Coast News) “Hello Read More …
City Councilman Rory Diamond made a twitter post earlier this evening;, “Hey, @DuvalSchools, Rat infestation continues at Neptune Beach Elementary. Parents keep complaining and rats keep running around. What are you doing with the billions we sent you to fix this?” On the post, you can see Read More …
Not everyone can say that they’re among the best in the nation. But Team Duval is celebrating 10 district high schools that can, in fact, make that claim. The distinction? They are ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Best High Schools in the nation. Read More …
The Jacksonville Transportation Authority (JTA) and Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) announced the My Ride 2 School pilot program to provide free bus trips to middle and high school students starting January 4, 2022. Read more:
This is our list of local food resources for those in need. The list is continuously being updated and especially during Covid-19 hours, availability and procedures change frequently so please call before going to ensure a fruitful trip. Farm Share: Farm Share is a nonprofit Read More …
Voting begins today on whether to rename Lee High School or not, and what a day DCPS chose to begin on, April 26, Confederate Memorial Day. Confederate Memorial Day. is a state-sanctioned holiday in Florida. You may be reading those lines and be thinking, what? Read More …
Free and reduced-price meal applications are now available online. Visit here to complete the application.
Registration for JaxParks Club Rec (Ages 6-12) and Teen Warehouse (Ages 13-18) after school programs are now open. Here are some changes to the 2020-2021 After School Programming experience: • Fall and Spring Sessions will be offered to coincide with the DCPS School Calendar • Read More …
My take away from the school meeting I just had: 1. Classes will not be be socially distanced because we don’t have room or enough teachers 2. Students will not be socially distanced on buses and no one will be on the bus to make Read More …
MIDDLE SCHOOL OPTIONS: Details on options for middle school students are now available. Visit duvalschools.org/backtoschool to review your options and the process for registration.