July 30, 2024 – From conducting interviews to visiting historic sites, studying local African American history has come alive for students like Jadon Alexander. “I learned a ton about the Gullah Geechee,” says the rising Paxon School for Advance Studies senior. “We went to Durkeeville, we went to the Ritz…so that’s definitely the part that […]
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July 29, 2024 – New school grades were unveiled last week, showing Duval County Public Schools maintained its overall B grade, increased performance in all academic areas, and sat just 3 percentage points away from an A. The grades were released by the Florida Department of Education, who calculated them using a new scoring model. […]
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July 22, 2024 – Beginning with the 2024-25 school year, middle and high school students who live under 2 miles from their assigned schools will be ineligible for bus transportation. This is one of two recently updated transportation-related board policies being implemented this school year that align the district with state law. Board Policy 8.30 […]
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July 3, 2024 – Afghanistan. Honduras. Mexico. Haiti. They’re just some of the nations represented among the Team Duval students participating in the district’s English for Speakers of Other Languages, or ESOL, Summer Maintenance Program. “I just like the program because it gives them an opportunity to use their voice,” says second grade teacher […]
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