Claire Heddles - Jacksonville Today
ReporterClaire joined WJCT as a reporter in August 2021. She was previously the local host of NPR's Morning Edition at WUOT in Knoxville, Tennessee. During her time in East Tennessee, her coverage of the COVID pandemic earned a Public Media Journalists’ Association award for investigative reporting.
Claire grew up in the desert city of Tucson, Arizona and received a master’s in journalism from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. As a student, her work with Al Jazeera's Contrast VR won a Webby award. After graduation, Claire worked at NPR as a national desk intern.
Claire’s work has aired nationally on NPR’s All Things Considered, and she has bylines at NPR, The Advocate Magazine and Truthout.
Outside of reporting, Claire enjoys trying new recipes and restaurants around Jacksonville, throwing pottery and spending time outdoors. You can contact Claire with tips, story ideas or comments at (904) 250-0926, cheddles@wjct.org or on Twitter @claireheddles.
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The district still doesn't know what to do with the books pulled because of their content. Some advocates also worry that the district is quietly removing books featuring diverse stories or controversial themes. -
Dana Kriznar will replace retiring Superintendent Diana Greene starting next month, as the School Board begins searching for a permanent successor. -
The Florida city will have its first female mayor. Donna Deegan, a Democrat, beat Daniel Davis, a candidate backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a city considered a Republican stronghold.
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Jacksonville's 19-member City Council will now have five Democrats, up from the current four. Republicans will still hold a supermajority. -
The school district needs to have an interim superintendent in place before its next monthly meeting under state law, according to School Board chair Kelly Coker. -
The outside legal counsel is costing $30,000 as the school district prepares for potential lawsuits.
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Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. chastised the district for what he called a failure to report incidents of teacher misconduct properly. -
More than 50 pastors, teachers and community leaders rallied over fears that Diana Greene could be ousted as superintendent over the scandal at Douglas Anderson School for the Arts. -
Since 2006, Duval Schools’ office of professional standards opened nine separate investigations into voice teacher Jeffrey Clayton related to misconduct allegations. -
Republican Daniel Davis and Democrat Donna Deegan staged their only televised debate Thursday.
