Duval County Public Schools

A new policy supports students' right to assemble and express ideas, as long as they don't disrupt school operations.

Duval County Public Schools took down an anti-bullying video that taught middle and high school students how to support their LGBTQ peers, a Jacksonville Today review of internal district emails showed.

Ninety-three percent of Duval schools received an A, B or C in grades released Thursday.

Ninety percent of Duval County parents say reading is important, but only 33% said their children read on their own every day, according to new research from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund.

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

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

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.

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

In a 14-5 vote, the Jacksonville City Council voted to allow the 1-mill tax to appear on ballots in August.

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