FBI agents left Duval teachers union office with credit card statements, computers, photos show
A day after FBI and IRS agents raided the Jacksonville office of Duval Teachers United, there are still a lot more questions than answers about what federal crime the agencies were investigating, and who in particular is the target.
DCPS board reaches tentative deal with teachers union
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ The Duval County Public Schools board and Duval Teachers United have reached a tentative, three-year agreement, which includes pay raises for thousands of teachers but falls short of being considered by union leadership as a โfairโ deal for veteran employees. In Duval County, itโs $45,891. The frustration in many districts, including Duval Countyโs, is that raising the base salary offers veteran teachers a fraction of the raise that newer, less-experienced teachers are provided. Brady and other union members told News4Jax that they understand that this equity issue was created in Tallahassee -- not the Duval County School Board chamber. โWe want to at least maintain for our veteran teachers, it is not equitable, itโs not fair.
DCPS Board fights for outside counsel in half-cent sales tax battle
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Legal counsel representing the Duval County Public School Board and Duval Teachers United and the legal counsel representing the City of Jacksonville met Monday for a hearing to... Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.
DCPS Board fights for outside counsel in half-cent sales tax battle
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Legal counsel representing the Duval County Public School Board and Duval Teachers United and the legal counsel representing the City of Jacksonville met Monday for a hearing to address whether or not the School Board has the right to hire outside legal counsel. This follows the school board and Duval Teachers United filing lawsuits last month on the City's refusal to put a half-cent sales tax to improve school facilities on a referendum for voters. The defense spoke for an hour before attorneys for the school board spoke for 30 minutes. They argued there is nothing in the charter that states the school cannot hire outside counsel. The lead counsel for the school board called the situation hypocritical, claiming other city entities have outside legal counsel.
Duval County School Board sues city of Jacksonville over referendum
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A second lawsuit has been filed in two days over Jacksonville City Council's refusal to put a half-cent sales tax to improve school facilities on a referendum for voters. The Duval County School Board and Duval Teachers United are plaintiffs in an emergency complaint against the city of Jacksonville by three high-profile private attorneys working for the School Board: Hank Coxe, Scott Cairns and Audrey Moran. The School Board passed a resolution in May asking for a referendum about a half-cent sales tax to provide revenue to improve security and safety and to upgrade Duval County's aging schools. Duval County Public Schools has released a master plan of more than $1.9 billion in needed improvements and a timeline of how that money would be spent. DOCUMENT: School Board and DTU vs. city of JacksonvilleThe attorneys representing the School Board released this statement:Today the Duval County School Board and Duval Teachers United filed a complaint with the Circuit Court seeking to bring the issue of a School Capital Surtax before the voters of Duval County.