One Spark, Quality Education for All, and Medicaid are in the headlines today.Welcome to WJCT First Read, your daily weekday morning round-up of stories from the First Coast, around Florida, and across the country. We'll also preview some of WJCT's upcoming news programming.
Agreement between Duval Schools and teachers union clears path for incentive pay program: An agreement reached Wednesday between Duval County Public Schools and Duval Teachers United has set the stage for an unprecedented incentives program for educators. (WJCT)
Police working to ID body pulled from river: The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is working to identify a body that was found Thursday night in the St. Johns River along Mayport. (News4Jax)
One Spark crowds exceed expectations: One Spark's Joe Sampson said attendance at this year's opening day of the festival drew twice as many people as last year, and attendance continues to rise. (Florida Times-Union)
Medicaid enrollment rising in Florida: An additional 245,000 Floridians signed up for Medicaid on top of the previous average monthly enrollments between October and the end of February, including more than 51,000 children. (AP)
Driver in Winter Park day care crash surrenders to police: Robert Alex Corchado turned himself in and was charged with leaving the scene of a deadly accident almost precisely 24 hours after the hit-and-run accident that killed one girl and injured 14 at an Orange County day care facility. (AP/Huffington Post)
UF's Chris Walker to return for sophomore year: University of Florida men's basketball star Chris Walker will not enter the NBA draft and return to play for the school next year. (The Independent Florida Alligator)
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