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Parent Academy started with "A Day At The Movies"

9/9/2013

After several months in the planning, the Parent Academy started with a day at the movies where Duval County parents or caregivers and their children had the opportunity to watch "Finding Nemo," and later discuss how to use tools such as movies to interact with their children and to promote learning.  The Parent Academy is a new initiative from the Duval County Public Schools that promotes parental involvement in order to improve student achievement.

"Summer Melt" - Students accepted to college in the spring are not making it to campus in the fall

7/15/2013

Research by Lindsay Page and Ben Castleman of Harvard University shows that one in five low-income students accepted to a post-secondary institution do not show up in the fall. That rate is higher (40 percent) among students who plan to attend community colleges. Researchers are calling this phenomenon "summer melt."

"Summer Melt" - Students accepted to college in the spring are not making it to campus in the fall

7/15/2013

Research by Lindsay Page and Ben Castleman of Harvard University shows that one in five low-income students accepted to a post-secondary institution do not show up in the fall. That rate is higher (40 percent) among students who plan to attend community colleges. Researchers are calling this phenomenon "summer melt."

Student Achievement - An International Struggle

6/28/2013

Operations Manager Carly Yetzer recently visited Paris, and in reading an article in a French magazine, learned that France, like America, is falling behind other countries on international standardized tests.

Keep reading to learn more about some of the solutions they are seeking.

A visit to MOSH's "Race: Are We So Different?" exhibit

4/22/2013

The Jacksonville Public Education Fund staff visited the Museum of Science and History's "RACE: Are We So Different?" exhibit in April.

Keep reading to learn more abotu the exhibit.