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Duval Schools almost ended their mask mandate. Then they looked at the COVID data again.

Claire Heddles

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According to a letter to Florida’s education commissioner, Richard Corcoran, Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Diana Greene briefly planned to end the district’s 90-day emergency mask mandate on Monday, Oct. 4.

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DCPS Board Member Lori Hershey Stands With DeSantis Against Critical Race Theory

Sydney Boles

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The State Board of Education is set to meet in Jacksonville Thursday to discuss, among other things, a controversial change to Florida’s history…

Statue of two kids reading a book on a bench, backdrop of the Duval County Public Schools building

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Duval Schools Launch $1.5M COVID-19 Testing Program; Thursday Back To Class Details

Sky Lebron

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With public school beginning the fall semester on Thursday in Duval County, Superintendent Diana Greene and Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry are…

Angie Nixon speaking on the top of a truck, with a line of cars in front of her, in the middle of a grass lot. Some tall buildings and clouds in the background

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Duval Parents, Teachers, Students Demand School Reopenings Halted At Rally

Sky Lebron

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Duval County Public School teachers, parents, students, along with local representatives, continue to demand that schools remain in a distance learning…

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Jax City Council’s Finance Committee Wants To Withdraw School Sales Tax Referendum

Abukar Adan

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The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee wants the full council to withdraw legislation to put a half-cent sales tax referendum before the voters.…

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Jacksonville City Council and School Board Lock Horns Over Half-Cent Sales Tax Referendum

Abukar Adan

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The Jacksonville City Council and the Duval County Public Schools Board Wednesday met to discuss whether to put a half cent sales tax referendum before…

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Duval School Board To Seek Outside Counsel

After the Duval County School Board’s half-cent sales tax referendum faced a roadblock this week at Tuesday’s Finance and Rules committee meetings,…

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Duval School Board Denies Seaside Charter Application For Northside Campus

A divided Duval County School Board voted Tuesday night to deny an application for a proposed charter school that sparked concern from Superintendent…

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Duval Public Schools To Deploy Threat Assessment Teams Early Next Year

Abukar Adan

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The Duval County Public School District is set to roll out a state-mandated policy to identify troubled students before they become a safety threat. The…

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Q&A With Duval County District 4 School Board-Elect Darryl Willie

Abukar Adan

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Darryl Willie, a former teacher and now the Executive Director of Teach for America Jacksonville, was recently elected to the school board Duval County’s…