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Teachers Union president feels like DCPS is ‘going backward’ with elimination of hundreds of positions
Read full article: Teachers Union president feels like DCPS is ‘going backward’ with elimination of hundreds of positionsOn Friday, speculation broke about hundreds of job cuts at Duval County schools after a local state representative called the issue out on social media.
Longtime Duval teachers union president retires in wake of FBI, IRS investigation
Read full article: Longtime Duval teachers union president retires in wake of FBI, IRS investigationTerrie Brady has served as the president of the teacher union that represents teachers and staff in Duval County Public Schools for over 20 years.
FBI agents left Duval teachers union office with credit card statements, computers, photos show
Read full article: FBI agents left Duval teachers union office with credit card statements, computers, photos showA 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.
Duval County teachers union reaches tentative agreement to raise starting salaries to $48,700
Read full article: Duval County teachers union reaches tentative agreement to raise starting salaries to $48,700The union representing Duval County teachers has reached a tentative agreement with the school district to raise starting teacher pay.
Police: First Coast High teacher sought inappropriate relationship with student
Read full article: Police: First Coast High teacher sought inappropriate relationship with studentA First Coast High science teacher accused of soliciting a romantic relationship with a student is facing a criminal charge.
DCPS board reaches tentative deal with teachers union
Read full article: DCPS board reaches tentative deal with teachers unionJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – 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 “fair” deal for veteran employees. In Duval County, it’s $45,891. The frustration in many districts, including Duval County’s, 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. “We want to at least maintain for our veteran teachers, it is not equitable, it’s not fair.
DCPS Board fights for outside counsel in half-cent sales tax battle
Read full article: DCPS Board fights for outside counsel in half-cent sales tax battleJACKSONVILLE, 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
Read full article: DCPS Board fights for outside counsel in half-cent sales tax battleJACKSONVILLE, 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
Read full article: Duval County School Board sues city of Jacksonville over referendumJACKSONVILLE, 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.