Jacksonville Beach
Education
DCPS leadership updates NAACP, parents about proposal to close or consolidate schools
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Several schools in Duval County Public Schools could possibly close or consolidate due in part to declining enrollment, new state legislation funneling tax dollars to charter schools and lifting the income requirements for school choice vouchers. “They have been a dramatic, a dramatic blow, dramatic. When...
‘At worst, you’re just hateful:’ UNF investigation underway for antisemitic vandalism on-campus
The president of the University of North Florida’s “Jewish Ospreys” is now sounding the alarm over antisemitism after a painted logo outside the student union was vandalized on the second day of Passover.
Nonprofit may hold key to Duval literacy gaps
Tearica Watts beamed Monday as she described the reading gains her daughter, Giovanni, has made this academic year. Giovanni is among the hundreds of students who received tutoring this year through READ USA, a nonprofit based in Jacksonville.
Flag football enters second round: Breaking down Northeast Florida's FHSAA playoffs
REGION 2-2A Fletcher (11-3) at Fleming Island (16-0), 6:30 p.m. The top-seeded Golden Eagles, who got three touchdowns last week from London Jenkins, meet the Gateway Conference runners-up and athletic Fletcher quarterback Jasmine Cross. Fleming Island won 20-7 last year in districts. The winner advances to an April 30 regional final against Navarre or Pace.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.