Semi-finalists named for 2016 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year
1/26/2016
Fourteen outstanding public school teachers today were named semi-finalists for the 2016 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year.
The semi-finalists were selected from the Teachers of the Year nominated by every public school in Duval County. From the semi-finalists, five finalists will be selected and announced in February and the winner announced at the EDDY Awards on March 12.
Keep reading to meet the semi-finalists!
Read MoreCommunity First Cares Foundation Awards Innovation Grants to Educators (1)
10/13/2015
The Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable arm of Community First Credit Union, announces the recipients of 10 PowerUP Jax innovation grants to public school teachers in Duval County. Each recipient will receive a $500 grant to support their in-class projects. A volunteer committee awarded the grants based on project proposals that were based on creativity and prioritized hands-on learning experiences to raise student achievement.
Keep reading to see some more photos from today's surprise prize patrol to some of the winning teachers.
Read MoreCommunity First Cares Foundation Awards Innovation Grants to Educators
10/13/2015
The Community First Cares Foundation, the charitable arm of Community First Credit Union, announces the recipients of 10 PowerUP Jax innovation grants to public school teachers in Duval County. Each recipient will receive a $500 grant to support their in-class projects. A volunteer committee awarded the grants based on project proposals that were based on creativity and prioritized hands-on learning experiences to raise student achievement.
Keep reading to see some more photos from today's surprise prize patrol to some of the winning teachers.
Read MoreNew address, new look, new chapter for Jacksonville Public Education Fund
4/30/2015
The Jacksonville Public Education Fund is celebrating its sixth year of existence with a move to new offices and a refreshed branding to match its holistic approach to informing and mobilizing the community to advocate for high-quality public schools for all children in Duval County.
Read MoreNew report looks at Florida's school grading system
1/15/2014
Florida's school grading system is the oldest in the nation, and it's showing its age. As the state transitions to new English and math standards, it has an invaluable opportunity to modernize the school grading system to make it meaningful to the millions of citizens that depend on it. Proposed ways to update the school grading system are the subject of a new policy brief released today by the Jacksonville Public Education Fund.
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