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In the data collected from mid-year progress monitoring assessments within DCPS, elementary school students, particularly those in kindergarten through 3rd grade, appeared to perform better in the district's virtual learning platform Duval HomeRoom than their counterparts in brick and mortar classrooms.
New federal paycheck protection loans available By Jim Day, Albany Democrat-Herald Published: January 14, 2021, 6:21pm Share: The $900 billion federal relief package signed by President Trump in December contains $325 billion in aid for small businesses. The funding, part of a bill that also includes unemployment funds and stimulus checks for individuals, expands on the earlier Payroll Protection Program in that businesses who received funding in earlier iterations of the program still are eligible for the new funding. Businesses also are encouraged to act now, said Corey Wrigh...
Duval County Public Schools' high school graduation rates hit a record high last school year, new data shows. On Thursday, the Florida Department of Education released its annual graduation rate report. The state data measures the percentage, by school district, of students who earn a regular high school diploma within a standard four year period. Overall, the education department reported a 3.1 percentage point increase from year to year of Florida high school graduates, with a rate of 90 percent for the 2019-20 school year. Duval County beat that standard, with a 90.2 percent rate fo...
Couples have been rushing back to altars and into receptions to celebrate their weddings. This time, they can bring up to 150 people to celebrate with them! One such couple was Terry and Emily Constantinou, who recently partied it up with family and friends, eight months after their original wedding date in April. “We made the decision back then to push it back to the fourth of December and we’re quite lucky we chose that date because the restrictions eased…But we spent the whole year wondering if it would happen or not,” Ms Constantinou said. Sealing the deal with a kiss Photo: Photo...
Weed, Weapon Bust OCEAN CITY — A Nottingham, Md. man was arrested on marijuana possession and weapons charges last week after a routine traffic stop. Around 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday, an Ocean City Police Department (OCPD) officer pulled over a vehicle on Philadelphia Avenue at 22 nd Street for a routine traffic stop. While speaking with the driver, the officer detected a strong odor of raw marijuana coming from the passenger compartment of the vehicle. In the back seat, the officer observed a male occupant of the vehicle, later identified as Corey Wright, 18, of Nottingham, Md., holding a b...