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 semifinalists were selected from the more than 180 Teachers of the Year nominated by their schools for their results in the classroom and their commitment to […]
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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 districts across the country. Duval ranked in the top five of participating districts in 17 out of 20 student groupings in the 2019 National Assessment of Educational […]
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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 said she was both shocked and proud to be selected as the elementary school winner out of the entire state. “It didn’t feel real,” Ramirez said. “I […]
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Sept. 10, 2019 – Last month, Bartram Springs Elementary educator Karly Hirst saw that one of her students was having a seizure, and immediately jumped to the student’s aid while keeping her class calm. For her heroic action and quick thinking, Hirst was presented with the “Superintendent Coin of Excellence” at the most recent September […]
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July 11, 2019 – Propelled by a record-breaking graduation rate and learning gains made by students in math and reading, Duval County Public Schools is now closer to an A than it has ever been. The district leaped six overall points, and is now just 4 points shy – less than one percentage point – […]
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June 28, 2019 – Duval County Public Schools improved student proficiency rates in a majority of tested categories according to Florida Department of Education test results released today. Out of 21 tested categories, proficiency rates improved in 11 categories and remained the same in one. The district also outpaced or matched state growth in 12 […]
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May 23, 2019 – Before math, before language arts and before science, students in Emma Dubinsky’s kindergarten class get their day started by sharing words of encouragement with each other. It just takes five minutes, but several students say it makes a big difference in their day. “Addison told me to keep working hard, and […]
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October 29, 2018 – There are 2.5 million more reasons for hope for four schools as they work toward academic success for all students. Long Branch, Hyde Park, Rutledge Pearson and Susie E. Tolbert elementary schools will be among only 14 schools throughout the state to receive the “Schools of Hope: Whole School Transformation” […]
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Sept. 11, 2018 — Congratulations to the 182 outstanding educators who were just announced as their school’s 2019 Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made on Monday by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund (JPEF), which facilitates the Teacher of the Year awards. “This is a huge honor. These teachers are selected by […]
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Aug. 24, 218 – Duval County Public Schools is thankful for the recent announcement that Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, donated 1,000 engaging children’s books to Lake Forest Elementary School “I cannot overestimate the value of this donation to our school,” said Lake Forest Elementary principal, Angela Maxey. “Raising our […]
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