JPEF 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.
Read MoreAnnouncing the launch of the Wolfburg Fund for Social Justice in Education
Brian and Jake Wolfburg established the Fund at JPEF to support educators advancing social justice.
6/23/2020
The Fund is launching with an exciting professional learning opportunity for teachers and their students: The Wolfburg Fellowship.
Read MoreJPEF awarded $10,000 grant to bring social justice training to Teachers of the Year
Teaching Tolerance, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will support JPEF's Teacher Leadership Initiative.
6/10/2020
Close to 50 public school teacher leaders in Duval County will make social justice a meaningful aspect of their everyday instruction while completing an action research project to influence teaching practices across their school community.
Read MoreThe Jacksonville Public Education Fund Receives a $30,000 Grant from Truist for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
4/21/2020
The grant is part of the financial services company’s Truist Cares initiative, a $25 million philanthropic pledge announced in March to support basic needs, medical supplies and financial hardship relief due to COVID-19.
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