New poll shows high community and parent confidence in public school teachers
1/31/2017
The 2016-2017 Public Education Perceptions Poll is out today! What did we learn? Keep reading to find out and see how you can explore all of the data online.
Read MoreNew research paper looks at racial and economic integration in public schools
6/30/2016
On the heels of the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, and with so much in the news lately about racial and economic diversity in public schools, we wondered: How diverse are public schools in Duval County?
This Issue Review looks at the data and explores some possible implications for Duval County, especially with new school choice legislation that is likely to begin having an impact on local schools over the next several years.
Keep reading to download the full report and explore interactive maps with data on every public school in our city.
Read More2015 Public Education Perceptions Poll: Most Duval County residents unaware of improvements to the graduation rate
12/1/2015
Duval County residents are on average four years behind when it comes to perceptions of the graduation rate, according to results of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund’s annual Public Education Perceptions Poll.
A new question this year asked poll respondents what they thought the current Duval County high school graduation rate was, and the average response was 61 percent. Duval’s graduation rate is currently 74 percent. It was 63 percent in 2011.
Keep reading to learn more and see full poll results.
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2014 Public Education Perceptions Poll: Strong support for standards, but confusion about accountability
12/10/2014
Our new public opinion poll shows that Duval County residents support a broad range of current and potential initiatives to improve public education, and the district's leadership team continues to earn confidence in the community.
Keep reading to download the poll and see interactive visualizations of the results.
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