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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Students in Duval County Public Schools now must use restrooms and lockers in line with their sex assigned at birth — or use a single-stall restroom. -
Police could interview as many as 140 students as an investigation into teacher misconduct continues to unfold at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. -
The legal counsel would investigate whether there were "any missteps by the district," according to School Board members. -
The district has steadily cut its media services budget, from about $12 million in 2013 to just about $5.5 million this year, budget records show. -
The district says the books "would not comply with new legislation or were not appropriate for elementary aged children." -
House Democrats pointed to Duval County as a cautionary tale in its opposition to a federal bill that mirrors aspects of Florida's new "parental rights" and book laws. -
City Council voted 16-1 to kick in the first $20 million toward a health and financial technology campus Downtown. The city intends to approve $30 million more over the next three years. -
The district disputes that it tried to make the state look bad by pulling books from shelves. -
The supervisor's departure comes as Duval Schools has received national scrutiny for its book review process. -
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has not released details about where exactly any of the civilians were going, despite providing that information about former Sheriff Mike Williams last summer.
