2026 Voter’s Guide: Duval County Referendum: Extending 1-Mill Property Tax Funding For Schools
Read full article: 2026 Voter’s Guide: Duval County Referendum: Extending 1-Mill Property Tax Funding For SchoolsThis fall, Duval County voters will decide whether or not to renew a 1-mill property tax for Duval County Public Schools, which is primarily used for additional pay for teachers.
State board approves AI Guidelines for K-12 schools, colleges; parents give mixed reactions
Read full article: State board approves AI Guidelines for K-12 schools, colleges; parents give mixed reactionsThe Florida Board of Education on Wednesday passed rules for the use of artificial intelligence in K-12 public schools and state colleges, as reported by our news partners at the News Service of Florida.
UNF Spanish professor brings language learning to life through unique lessons
Read full article: UNF Spanish professor brings language learning to life through unique lessonsAt the University of North Florida, Spanish instructor Johana Barrero is helping students open doors to careers, friendships and everyday connections through an immersive, student-focused classroom.
DCPS meets with families after newly appointed principal removed for having loaded gun on campus
Read full article: DCPS meets with families after newly appointed principal removed for having loaded gun on campusA new principal at Baldwin Middle-Senior High School is off the job after a loaded firearm was found inside his vehicle on campus Monday.
Charlie Kirk's family says security failures by Utah officials led to his assassination
Read full article: Charlie Kirk's family says security failures by Utah officials led to his assassinationCharlie Kirk’s family is blaming Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist’s assassination at a state university.
Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in California
Read full article: Federal authorities allege more than $10M in childcare payment fraud in CaliforniaFederal authorities have charged a dozen people for fraudulently collecting over $10 million in childcare payments without having actual attendees at their facilities.
As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina school
Read full article: As AI debate flares, Melania Trump touts the technology as she tours North Carolina schoolFirst lady Melania Trump visited an elementary school in northwestern North Carolina Tuesday, where she said the U.S. must lead on artificial intelligence.
A Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it
Read full article: A Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do itJason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving.
Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returns
Read full article: Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returnsProponents of the Protect College Sports Act are pushing to pass the legislation through the Senate before the chamber breaks in the coming weeks.
Serbia's protesting youth formally join race challenging Vucic before next month's election
Read full article: Serbia's protesting youth formally join race challenging Vucic before next month's electionUniversity students behind nearly two years of anti-government protests in Serbia have formally entered an election race before an early parliamentary vote next month challenging populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists
Read full article: Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activistsPalestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil is suing Columbia University, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group.
How Gen-Z processes the 9/11 attacks they didn’t live through
Read full article: How Gen-Z processes the 9/11 attacks they didn’t live throughPaul Renfro, a history professor at Florida State University, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton on The Morning Show to discuss the ways his U.S. in the 21st Century course offers Gen-Z students a unique perspective on today’s global war on terror.
Justice 4 All: What drivers should know about Florida’s school bus laws after recent crashes, near miss
Read full article: Justice 4 All: What drivers should know about Florida’s school bus laws after recent crashes, near missRecent school bus crashes and a near miss involving a child are renewing questions about what Florida law requires of drivers sharing the road with school buses. Attorney Millicent Daniels of the Daniels Law Firm explained the rules and potential consequences during an appearance on The Morning Show as part of our “Justice 4 All” series.
Planning a career in the age of AI: How new tech is changing what students choose to study
Read full article: Planning a career in the age of AI: How new tech is changing what students choose to studyAbout 70% of college students say they worry artificial intelligence could hurt their career prospects. And some are even changing their majors because of it.
Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows
Read full article: Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test showsFamilies’ interest in their kids’ education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores.
DCPS says someone in blue van tried to lure elementary student; district urging parents to be on alert
Read full article: DCPS says someone in blue van tried to lure elementary student; district urging parents to be on alertA stranger reportedly attempted to lure a student into a vehicle near Lone Star Elementary School, prompting the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Duval County School Police to begin an investigation.
Duval County School Board revisits plan to sell Southbank property, relocate headquarters
Read full article: Duval County School Board revisits plan to sell Southbank property, relocate headquartersThe Duval County School Board is scheduled to hold a workshop to discuss two offers for its riverfront property and four potential locations for a new headquarters. No vote is scheduled.
Did you spot one of the AI-generated ‘Cat in the Hat’ posts threatening schools? Here’s what officials need you to do
Read full article: Did you spot one of the AI-generated ‘Cat in the Hat’ posts threatening schools? Here’s what officials need you to doAs law enforcement agencies across the country warn parents about a viral social media trend involving unsettling, AI-generated images of “The Cat in the Hat,” school officials in Northeast Florida are asking for your help.
Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds
Read full article: Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP findsTelling the story of 9/11 has become the labor of U.S. schools now that about 1/3 of Americans weren’t yet born on Sept. 11, 2001.
Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia's free school meals program
Read full article: Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia's free school meals programNearly 2,000 people, most of them students, have fallen ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to Indonesia’s Free Nutritious Meals program between Sept. 1 and Sept. 3.
Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights survey
Read full article: Trump administration scrubs data on gender-based bullying from school civil rights surveyThe Trump administration this week quietly released an update to a major survey on civil rights in schools that was scrubbed of all data related to nonbinary students or bullying based on gender identity.
Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policies
Read full article: Trump administration pushes to remove tax exemption for private colleges with DEI policiesThe Trump administration is proposing a rule that would strip private schools and colleges of their tax-exempt status if they provide targeted help to students based on their race.
German far-right party targets iconic Bauhaus school ahead of landmark state election
Read full article: German far-right party targets iconic Bauhaus school ahead of landmark state electionNearly a century after the Nazis shut down Germany's world-famous Bauhaus school of design, the art movement has once again become a cultural battleground.
After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in Rwanda
Read full article: After fleeing Afghanistan to continue educating girls, SOLA opens a permanent school in RwandaShabana Basij-Rasikh leads the School of Leadership of Afghanistan that's now based in Rwanda.
Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender students
Read full article: Justice Department sues Kansas school system over policies on transgender studentsThe U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against the school system in Kansas City, Kansas, over its policies on transgender students.
