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Junior Achievement Offers Free Online Financial Training Course for Youth

March 27, 2020 Staff 0

Junior Achievement of North Florida has a new free resource for students, parents and teachers and a way for volunteers to help out as people remain at home and socially distant due to the threat […]

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DeSantis: All K-12 State Testing Canceled; Students Won’t Return to Campus Until April 15

March 26, 2020 admin 0

Students will utilize virtual learning until April 15, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said By Travis Gibson TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday that all state testing for K-12 students has been canceled. Florida […]

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School District Reminds Parents of High School Students, Free Hotspots Available

March 19, 2020 Staff 0

School Superintendent Diana Greene   Duval county high school students have the opportunity to snag some free internet hotspots to help get their school work done. The district launched the Free Hotspots for High School […]

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Guardian Ad Litem Partners with FAMU to Help Recruit Volunteers

March 11, 2020 admin 0

By Calvin Martin, Director of Program Advocacy and Inclusion Our mission at Guardian ad Litem is to represent abused, abandoned and neglected children in Florida’s dependency courts – a tremendous challenge. We have more than […]

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Educators make Teachers of Color a Priority

February 7, 2020 admin 0

Educators make Teachers of Color a Priority By Jeri Yonder Orlando, FL—For Fedrick Ingram, understanding the value of role models, and being one himself made the information learned from the Teachers of Color Summit a […]

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Michigan State University Apologizes For Hanging Historical Black Figures From Tree In Black History Month Display

February 4, 2020 Staff 0

Students say that the display at Wharton Center Gift shop is not the first racially insensitive thing the school has done. By Breanna Edwards, ESSENCE Michigan State University is apologizing for a problematic display that […]

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Five Teachers Named Finalist for 2020 Duval teacher of the Year

December 11, 2019 admin 0

Five outstanding public school teachers were named finalists for the 2020 Florida Blue Duval County Teacher of the Year. A Prize Patrol comprised of JPEF President Rachael Tutwiler Fortune, Duval County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. […]

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National Assessments Show Duval County Public Schools Remain at the Head of the Class

November 5, 2019 admin 0

 A national assessment of student achievement and learning again shows the strength of Duval County Public Schools in comparison to other large city school districts across the country. Duval ranked in the top five of […]

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Florida Becomes First State to Teach Human Trafficking Prevention in Schools

September 30, 2019 Staff 0

The State Board of Education has unanimously approved a new rule requiring instruction in child trafficking prevention for students in grades K-12. With this approval, Florida will be the first state in the nation to […]

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AKA Raises $1 Million for HBCUs in One Day, Announces Collaboration with the Black Press of America

September 23, 2019 Staff 0

By Stacy M. Brown For the second year in a row, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women, raised $1 million in just 24 hours during this […]

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