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About 3,200 high school students commented on ThoughtExchange, a digital platform provided by the school district.
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In the end, the board took no action on a resolution to modify the district's LGBTQ Support Guide. Legal staff is studying whether the guide conflicts with Florida's new Parental Rights in Education law.
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Duval and other districts are looking for backup plans after the Florida Department of Education rejected more than 50 math textbooks.
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In a 14-5 vote, the Jacksonville City Council voted to allow the 1-mill tax to appear on ballots in August.
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The City Council is supposed to have a procedural role to put the tax on the ballot. Several committee members voted no anyway.
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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.
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Bidders include CSX Transportation Inc., Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc., The Related Group, Ryan Cos. of Minneapolis and the Jacksonville Transportation Authority.
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The district says it's recruiting teachers out of state, holding local job fairs and providing extra training to get under-qualified applicants up to speed, but progress is slow.
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A coalition of local parent teacher associations says the dress code is subjective and biased, using vague descriptions like "distracting" and "form-fitting." They say changes would improve students' well-being.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will approve $800 million included in the state budget to raise pay for veteran and beginning teachers.