
October 8, 2025
Oct. 8, 2025 – ¡Felicidades! to the three outstanding winners of the district’s annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest: Nathalie Raices, Beauclerc Elementary Tania ...

October 8, 2025
Oct. 7, 2025 - Following thoughtful consideration and robust community engagement, the Duval County Public Schools School Board voted on October 7, 2025, to remain at it’s curre...

October 7, 2025
Oct. 7, 2025 – Guitar in hand, music therapist Laura Fennell made her way around the Mandarin Oaks Elementary classroom, singing and interacting with students. As Fennell visit...

October 6, 2025
Oct. 6, 2025 — Duval County Public Schools through a partnership with the University of North Florida (UNF) and Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) has been awarded more...

October 1, 2025
Oct. 1, 2025 – For Chaffee Trail Elementary School Counselor Joshua Nelson, the reasoning behind bullying prevention education is simple. “The overall purpose is we want stud...

September 30, 2025
Sept. 30, 2025 — Mark Zuckerberg. Sam Altman. Elon Musk. The Pope. These are some of the world’s most influential people, and they all appear on TIME Magazine’s 2025 list of the...

September 15, 2025
Sept. 15, 2025 – Chickens, rabbits, cows, and goats. For students attending Frank H. Peterson Academies of Technology , working with animals in the classroom and on campus is pa...

September 12, 2025
Sept. 12, 2025 – Duval County Public Schools is proud to celebrate our 28 outstanding seniors who have been named 2026 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists! These academicall...

September 8, 2025
Sept. 8, 2025 – Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has made it official: the long-awaited Betsy Lovett amphitheater was unveiled to a crowd of students, staff, local officials,...

September 1, 2025
Sept. 1, 2025 – Since 2005, Duval County Public Schools has explored the idea of relocating its headquarters located on Jacksonville’s Southbank at 1701 Prudential Drive. The goa...

August 28, 2025
Aug. 28, 2025 – From hospital beds to a top-of-the-line kitchen. It’s official –– Mandarin High School is now home to new, state-of-the-art labs and classrooms in support of it...

August 22, 2025
Aug. 22, 2025 - Congrats to five Team Duval high schools for ranking among the top 50 high schools in the state! This is according to U.S. News & World Report, which recently ...

August 21, 2025
Aug. 21, 2025 – First came the drumline. Then the cheerleaders. And finally, the announcement. In the middle of a regularly-scheduled high school counselors meeting at the Schul...

August 20, 2025
Aug. 20, 2025 – Last week, Team Duval welcomed thousands of students back into the classroom for another dynamic school year. Below, we’re sharing some of the most important upd...

August 13, 2025
Aug. 13, 2025 – For students and staff attending Southside Estates Elementary and Jean Ribault High schools, this marks the start of a historic school year – both communities are...

August 7, 2025
Aug. 7, 2025 – Thousands of educators from across the district filled the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, proudly wearing their school shirts, dancing, cheering, holding up sign...

August 5, 2025
Aug. 5, 2025 – Applications for Free and Reduced Price Meals for the 2025-26 school year are now available. Families with children attending one of the district’s 37 non-Communit...

July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025 - Team Duval is ready to deliver another year of historic academic achievement! With the first day of school just around the corner, here are a few tips, reminders,...

July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025 – As Team Duval prepares for the start of a new school year, scores of students are entering with the skills they need to be successful in kindergarten . Thanks to...

July 22, 2025
July 22, 2025 – Whether they were reading stories aloud, conducting science experiments, or learning new vocabulary words, the goal was always the same: “It’s immersing them in...