Who graduates and who doesn’t: An explanation of Florida’s graduation rates
1/5/2016
With today’s release of graduation rates by the Florida Department of Education, many have wondered — how is this rate calculated? Who “counts” toward the graduation rate and who doesn’t?
Keep reading to learn more.
Read MoreValuing teachers key in Quality Education for All Fund's focused strategy
4/10/2014
In a press conference today at Rutledge Pearson Elementary, Quality Education for All Fund Advisory Board Chairman Wayne Weaver, Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Nikolai P. Vitti and Duval County School Board members announced a portfolio of investments that span a broad range of human capital initiatives. In addition to the recruitment and retention pay incentives, the Quality Education for All Fund investments also include professional development offerings that train promising teachers to become the school leaders of tomorrow, and the recruitment of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) majors for a medical residency-style new teacher preparation program, among many other programs.
Keep reading to learn more about the investments of the Quality Education for All Fund.
Read MoreNew investment in helping overage students
6/12/2013
School's out, but this is set to be a busy summer for Duval County Public Schools, as it undergoes a reorganization at the district level and defines a budget for the new school year. At Monday night's School Board meeting, some of that work began to get under way.
One of the most exciting developments is the significant expansion of services to overage students in our district modeled on the successful Schools for the Future Academy.
Keep reading to learn more about this new program.
Read MoreLearning to Finish report details collaboration to improve the graduation rate
9/27/2012
Identifying and helping students at risk of not graduating, increasing and coordinating school district and community resources, and introducing multiple pathways to graduation are the results of Learning to Finish, according to a new report released today by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and Learning to Finish partner organizations.
Download the report or keep reading to learn more about the results of this groundbreaking collaboration.
Read MoreinBRIEF Spring 2012: College & Career Readiness in Duval County
5/7/2012
In less than a decade, 6 in 10 jobs in Florida will require some postsecondary education. How many students in Duval County are ready for that future? And what are our local schools doing to prepare more students for college and the workforce?
These are the questions tackled in the latest policy briefing from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, "To Graduation and Beyond: College & career readiness in Duval County."
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