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Former school site will become affordable housing
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (541+ words) Affordable housing" including homes for public school employees" and an early childhood learning center will soon be built at the site of a former school on the Northside. Located at the site of the former Lake Forest Elementary School, at…...
Duval Schools students will get longer Thanksgiving break
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (359+ words) Duval Schools students and teachers will get the whole week off at Thanksgiving this fall. The School Board voted Tuesday to change its calendar for the 2026-27 school year. The revised calendar shuffles scheduled student holidays but includes the same number…...
School bus cameras were a bust in Miami. Now they're coming to Duval.
2+ week, 1+ day ago (968+ words) A school bus camera program that'wrongfully issued'countless $225 violation notices to Miami-Dade motorists is coming to Duval County. The cameras are supposed to capture footage of motorists who drive past stationary school buses with their "stop arm" extended, a violation of…...
Flagler archaeology students dig into St. Augustine artifacts
2+ week, 2+ day ago (862+ words) One man's trash is another student's learning opportunity, especially if that trash dates back more than a century. That's what archaeology students at Flagler College are learning this semester while they conduct research on artifacts found during a recent dig…...
Jacksonville Public Education Fund surveys literacy landscape
2+ week, 5+ day ago (786+ words) Duval County's longstanding literacy woes cannot be solved by a solitary organization, educator or person. The Jacksonville Public Education Fund identified nine practices in a recent research brief that it believes will enhance the local literacy landscape. Nevertheless, if the…...
Some Duval students spend time learning outdoors
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (308+ words) A new multiyear initiative designed to cultivate student wellness through screen-free outdoor learning has been launched at three Duval County public schools. Reconnect ED, supported by a $350, 000 grant through Project One Health JAX, will help students rebalance computer-heavy school days…...
New school bus cameras will catch drivers running stop signs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (296+ words) School bus cameras have been installed to capture drivers speeding past stopped Duval County buses. The new camera system, announced Tuesday, is designed to increase student safety at school bus stops, after a rash of drivers running past halted buses…...
Duval school police officer accused of student relationship
3+ week, 2+ day ago (333+ words) A former Duval County School Police officer has been arrested on several charges, including engaging in a romantic relationship with a student. He had worked on an interim basis at three Jacksonville area high schools, according to a message the…...
Mayo Clinic medical student overcomes odds to honor brothers
3+ week, 5+ day ago (751+ words) In medical circles, the third Friday in March means one thing: Match Day. That's the date when medical school students on the precipice of graduation learn where they will spend their medical residency honing their skills at hospitals throughout the…...