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Nate Monroe: In Jacksonville, one of Florida's largest school districts is crumbling
COMMENTARY | The 129,000-student Duval County Public School District, one of the largest in Florida, is crumbling before our eyes. It's struggling to replace its former leader, Superintendent Diana Greene, who resigned last summer under pressure for reasons that have never been explained. A multi-billion dollar capital campaign, financed by a voter-approved...
Duval County graduation dates, times and places: What you need to know
Following a “record-high graduation rate” of 87.2% of its high school seniors in 2023, Duval County Public Schools is planning more than two dozen graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2024. Over the course of two-plus weeks, proud parents, siblings and grandparents will pack into the seating areas at some of the city’s...
No More COVID Money, Florida School Funding Blame Game Begins
From 2020 and 2021, the state of Florida received billions in COVID-19 relief funding to dole out to school districts to help with students’ education during the pandemic. Now the dollars have run out, local school districts are complaining they will have to cut spending and lay off workers and looking to blame Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
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