Giving thanks to great school leaders
11/5/2018
Last week, we learned that one of our own principals in Duval County Public Schools was one of 11 principals across the nation to win the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership from the U.S. Department of Education.
Read MoreThe power of parental involvement
11/1/2018
Tiffany Clark (pictured above), the parent of a student in Duval County Public Schools, shares a story of how parents can make a difference for kids when they share their concerns with the right decision-makers. Tiffany is a participant in Parents Who Lead, a partnership between JPEF, Duval County Public Schools and the Jacksonville Public Library.
Read More31 Duval schools selected as “Schools of Excellence” in second year
10/31/2018
Four more public schools in Duval County were named “Schools of Excellence” last week, allowing them more flexibility and autonomy in how they operate.
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Access and equity: A hard conversation that's harder to avoid
10/22/2018
As part of the year-long EDDYs Experience, James E. Ford, the 2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, came to Jacksonville to speak to the 2019 school-level Teachers of the Year.
Read MoreThree Words from Geoffrey Canada: Time, Resources and Accountability
10/3/2018
JPEF invited Mr. Geoffrey Canada to share a message about how communities can embrace public education and help close the achievement gap in our inaugural EDTalks event, a speaker series we launched to bring thought leaders to Jacksonville.
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