Duval County teachers, FDOT, and UNF 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.
Only about 11 percent of Duval teachers rated highly effective: Preliminary teacher evaluations released show only 10.7 percent of Duval County teachers were rated "highly effective" compared to 70.5 percent of teachers in Clay County. (WJCT)
Man struck on San Jose Blvd: A 35-year-old man is expected to recover after being struck by an SUVwhole crossing San Jose Boulevard outside of a crosswalk. (News4Jax)
FDOT hearing on proposed projects this week in Lake City: Proposed projects totaling $3.2 billion by the Florida Department of Transportation in Northeast Florida are up for discussion in Lake City on Thursday night. (Gainesville Sun)
UNF student disputes housing policy: An incoming University of North Florida student who lives nearby is disputing a policy that requires her to live on campus. (First Coast News)
Jax hospital to build standalone ER: Memorial Hospital has received permission to begin construction on an 11,000-square-foot, 12 bed freestanding emergency room on Atlantic Blvd. (Jacksonville Business Journal)
Broward murder suspect found dead: Perdo Maldonado, who was being sought as a suspect in the killing of his son and his son's mother, was found dead this morning in a Lake City hotel room. (NBC Miami)
Today on First Coast Connect, discussing mental health in Jacksonville with Denise Marzullo, CEO of Mental Health America of Northeast Florida, and Laura Lane, vice president of Jacksonville Community Council Inc.
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