Emily Bloch - The Florida Times-Union

The number of vacant jobs is up 23% from the start of the last school year — and almost double the year before.

Duval students made improvements in FSAs for math and maintained their scores in English.

About 3,200 high school students commented on ThoughtExchange, a digital platform provided by the school district.

Duval and other districts are looking for backup plans after the Florida Department of Education rejected more than 50 math textbooks.

School Board Member Charlotte Joyce wants the board to support the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law and disapprove the district's current LGBTQ Support Guide.

The City Council is supposed to have a procedural role to put the tax on the ballot. Several committee members voted no anyway.

Atlantic Coast High School may be the first in Florida to offer a gender-neutral option, called the prom sovereign. It's an attempt to include students don't feel they fall into the traditional "male" or "female" categories.

Some parents feel the demonstration encourages children to view weapons as toys. The Sheriff Office responded that the weapon was not a gun — it was a less-lethal grenade launcher.

Zach, a transgender student at Atlantic Coast High School, tried out for the boys soccer team before being told he needed to go to the girls team instead.

Fifty-six percent of eligible employees received $200 for getting vaccinated against COVID-19 or submitting a waiver.