Semi-finalists named for 2013 Duval County Teacher of the Year
1/17/2013
Fifteen outstanding teachers today were named semi-finalists for the 2013 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year. The semi-finalists were selected from the Teachers of the Year nominated from every public school in Duval County. From the 15 semi-finalists, five finalists will be selected. The winner will be named 2013 Florida Blue Teacher of the Year at the EDDY Awards on March 14 at the Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts. The program is a joint venture of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and the Schultz Center for Teaching and Leadership.
Read MoreJacksonville Public Education Fund launches new digital initiative
12/7/2012
The Jacksonville Public Education Fund this morning announced the launch of a new digital initiative to put data about public schools at the fingertips of parents, advocates and community members. School Facts Jax presents information about public school performance through easy-to-use, interactive charts and visualizations. It can be found at www.SchoolFactsJax.org.
Read MoreONE by ONE campaign surpasses its goal of 100 conversations, will continue through August 2012
6/15/2012
Face to face, voice by voice and ONE by ONE. Over the last six months, that's how the Jacksonville Public Education Fund's ONE by ONE campaign has engaged more than 1,000 people in 110 small conversations, exceeding campaign goals two months ahead of schedule.
Modeled after a successful initiative in Mobile, Ala., ONE by ONE has drawn demographically representative participants from every part of Duval County. Trained volunteers have facilitated and scribed the conversations in private homes, religious organizations, businesses, civic groups and schools in every part of the city. The talks last about two hours and all of the themes and ideas that emerge are documented online at www.onebyonejax.org/conversations.
The news was celebrated by University of North Florida President John Delaney and Edward Waters College President Nat Glover, co-chairs of the Community Advisory Team that guides ONE by ONE.
Read MoreFree event will feature film and conversation about public schools in Jacksonville
5/16/2012
The Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation and the Jacksonville Public Education Fund will join forces over the next two months to promote greater community involvement in public education in Duval County.
The partnership kicks off with a special evening on May 18, where the groups will host a screening of "We Remember Raines," a community-produced documentary about Raines High School. After the movie, attendees will participate in a ONE by ONE conversation.The event begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at the Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 North Davis Street. Refreshments will be served, and it is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMore are career and college ready, but significant gaps remain for students in Duval County, new report finds
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, released today, from the Jacksonville Public Education Fund, "To Graduation and Beyond: College & career readiness in Duval County."
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