Jacksonville Public Education Fund Announces the Nominees for 2021 VyStar Duval County Teacher of the Year
More than 175 teachers were nominated for their school's honor during the 2020-2021 school year.
9/21/2020
Inaugural Wolfburg Fellow named at West Riverside Elementary in surprise announcement
Gabriella Solano will lead a classroom project with students and deepen her knowledge of diversity issues in the classroom through the Fellowship.
9/15/2020
As the first Wolfburg Fellow, Ms. Solano will receive a total value of at least $7,000 for professional learning, including participation in JPEF’s Teacher Leadership Initiative, and a classroom research project to explore issues of identity and representation with her students.
Read MorePress Release: Students Speak on the Half-Penny for Public Schools
Media and the public are invited to attend. Sign up at jaxpef.org/vote
8/28/2020
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., August 28, 2020 — Some of Duval County’s most prominent student leaders, who attend public schools across Duval County, will speak to education advocates, the media and the public on Monday during JPEF’s ONE by ONE call to mobilize support for the half-penny for public schools.
Read MoreJPEF launches classroom grants for teachers in partnership with Community First Cares Foundation
Teachers can find out how to apply at jaxpef.org/community-first.
8/25/2020
The partnership is the largest grant program of its kind for both organizations, who have worked together on several similar grant programs in the past few years.
Read MoreSpecial Fund Allows Community Members to Support the Renaming of Public Schools
DCPS and JPEF are partnering to provide an opportunity for community members to support the renaming of public schools.
7/7/2020
On June 16, the Duval County School Board voted unanimously, 7-0, to begin the renaming process for six public schools whose names honor Confederate leaders.
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