Guest post: Sulzbacher Center helps homeless youth achieve academically
12/21/2015
Being student-centered is one of the Jacksonville Public Education Fund’s core values that drives the work of our organization. We’re excited to share with you how the Sulzbacher Center provides the opportunity for homeless men, women and children to achieve a better life. Jasmine Souers, Communications & Outreach Specialist of the Sulzbacher Center captures a story that is an inspiring example of how every child is capable of succeeding in school with the right supports and resources.
Read MoreYoung lawyers are making an impact in the lives of Ribault High School students
12/21/2015
In an effort to connect volunteers wanting to have a direct impact in the lives of our children, the Jacksonville Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section and the D.W. Perkins Bar Association have partnered with the Jacksonville Public Education Fund and Duval County Public Schools to create a mentoring program that connects students from Ribault High School to young lawyers. The idea grew out of a site visit to The Leadership Academies at Eugene Butler spearheaded by two of our board members - the Honorable Judge Brian Davis and Ricardo Bedoya - to engage members of several of Jacksonville’s Bar associations in learning more about the progress and needs of Duval County Public Schools.
Read MoreGuest post: How to walk in the moccasins of our students
12/18/2015
It’s important to recognize the challenges that our students have to overcome in schools and beyond. That’s why the Jacksonville Public Education Fund continues to elevate the voices of those who work directly with students. Erica Rickey, City Year Team Leader at Smart Pope Livingston Elementary shares how corp members walk in the moccasins of students on a daily basis.
City Year is an organization that deploys diverse team of young adults to serve full-time as mentors and role models to help keep students in school and on track to graduate. - Ale’ta Turner
Bipartisan win for kids in post-NCLB federal education bill
12/17/2015
President Barack Obama signed last week a bill to replace the much-maligned No Child Left Behind act. Formally referred to as the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the law was supported by a strong bipartisan majority in both the House and Senate.
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