Inside QEA: An Interview with Corry Johnson, Jacksonville Teacher Residency Program Graduate
11/3/2015
The Jacksonville Teacher Residency program launched its second year of implementation in the 2015-2016 school year with 14 residents. The program, one of the initiatives being funded by the Quality Education for All Fund, is designed to train high-performing STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) majors to translate their in-depth content knowledge to the classroom.
Imani Hope, Quality Education for All Program Director sits down with Corry Johnson, a recent graduate of the inaugural class of JTR residents.
Read MoreGayle Fiser, Darnell-Cookman science teacher, wins the PowerUP Jax Lightning Round!
11/2/2015
From October 14 until October 28, community members voted daily among ten innovative PowerUP Jax projects through our Lightning Round. The PowerUP Jax Lightning Round received more than 5,100 votes and 191 social media shares in total!
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What we learned from the October Board of Education meeting: The latest on FSA cut scores and school grades
10/31/2015
At their October 28 meeting, the State Board of Education discussed the newly proposed “cut scores” for the 2014-2015 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA). And they heard updates from the Florida Department of Education on what the changes would mean for the overall school accountability system (school grades).
We break down the key takeaways in this post.
Read MoreLatest updates on the proposed boundary and program changes
10/29/2015
Community members at the October 19 ONE by ONE Public Education Forum spent a lot of time talking about the proposed program and boundary changes for a wide swath of schools on the Westside, Northside, as well as schools in Arlington and the Southside. Since that meeting, however, a lot has happened.
Read MoreNational assessment shows Duval atop urban districts across the U.S.
10/28/2015
Scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)’s latest “Nation's Report Card" show that Duval County Public Schools are performing above most other urban districts nation-wide, and in some cases above the national average.
Keep reading to learn more and see all the details of how Duval scored.
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