The University of North Florida’s College of Education and Human Services presented four Duval County teachers with awards of $17,000 each on Tuesday. Philanthropist Gilchrist Berg established the Gladys Prior Awards for Career Teaching Excellence in 1998, and since then, he has given over $2 million to Jacksonville teachers. Berg named the award after his.
The Duval County public school landscape could look very different - in the next few years. Two dozen schools are on the chopping block or could be consolidated.