RECAP: District 7 School Board Candidate Forum
8/11/2016
Guest Blogger Latasha Myers recaps the District 7 School Board candidate forums. On Tuesday evening, the six candidates running to serve as the next school board member for District 7 spoke about their priorities for Duval County Public Schools. Melody Bolduc, Stacie Dern, Lori Hershey, Greg Tison, Barbara Toscano, and John Turner answered questions from both the moderator and members of the audience.
Read MoreDuval County School Board candidate forums take place Monday and Tuesday!
8/4/2016
Guest blogger Latasha Myers is an intern at the Jacksonville Public Education Fund for the summer. She is working with coalition partners to make the public aware of the Duval County School Board Elections and inform the community about the candidates that are running. Duval County School Board candidate forums take place Monday and Tuesday!
Read MoreJason Bloom, an example of discipline and determination
8/1/2016
Ed White principal Jason Bloom spoke to us about the challenges of implementing a new military leadership program and leading a school to excellence. The job of a principal, as Bloom describes it, is a lifestyle that is never limited to the classroom.
Know before you vote: What does the school board do?
7/29/2016
Every two years, voters go to the polls to vote for members Duval County School Board. But too often, these races are overshadowed by presidential, gubernatorial, and even other, more prominent local races. That’s why we work with a coalition of nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations to raise awareness about the importance of school board elections, and to inform voters about their choices through a questionnaire and candidate forums. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions that we hear as we have been doing this over the last several election cycles.
Read MoreJAX Chamber Teacher Fellowship Program connects teachers, students to workplace skills
7/27/2016
Guest blogger Beth Pupke is the Workforce Development Coordinator at JAXUSA, a division of JAX Chamber. JAXUSA partners with JAX Chamber every year for the JAX Chamber Teacher Fellowship Program, which allows teachers to visit companies around town and see how their subject area is being applied in the workforce. Beth gives us some insights into what teachers learned during this year’s Teacher Fellowship Program!
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President’s Corner: Reflecting on High School Graduation in a Pandemic
JPEF President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune shares her thoughts as the parent of a senior.
High school graduation has been a recurring theme in the life of JPEF President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune. In a new Q&A, Rachael shared what high school graduation means to her, and offered some words of inspiration for fellow parents who are w ...Read More
Half-penny sales tax will go on the ballot in fall 2020
Education advocates reacted to the news by saying they'll support the sales tax.
“This is a long-awaited historic moment in Duval County,” said JPEF President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune. “Our students need 21st century schools, and our independent research has shown that 78.5 percent of Duval County residents support ...Read More
Education Innovator Speaks in Jacksonville about What Students Need to Succeed in the 21st Century
JPEF also celebrated 10 years of impact and launched a new School Leadership Initiative.
Dr. Tony Wagner, an internationally acclaimed author and education innovator, shared a thought-provoking message about the future of education with more than 350 education and community leaders today as the keynote speaker of the Jacksonville Publ ...Read More