Communities in Schools

Monday on “First Coast Connect” we spoke with Florida Times-Union reporter Tia Mitchell, who covers the state legislature. North Florida Transportation…

Thursday, at-risk Duval County students graduated from a mentorship program at Jacksonville University.For four years, the program’s mission has been…

We speak with Ben Davis, owner of Intuition Ale Works, about several legal disputes between craft breweries, large beer distributors and the state of…

On a cold February evening, eighty eighth-graders made their way down the gym of James Weldon Johnson Middle School in a well-dressed procession.Months…

It’s a crisis across the country, and Jacksonville is no exception. High school students are dropping out before they reach graduation.In Duval County,…

89.9 WJCT is participating in the American Graduate project supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The goal of American Graduate is to…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h47Jml7fUvQCEO Jon Heymann & COO Leon Baxton speak about AmeriCorps which finds volunteers who are trained to mentor in…