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GOVERNOR Arnold I. Palacios and Lt. Gov. David M. Apatang on Thursday signed a proclamation designing June as CNMI Children Matter Month to honor early-childhood education.

The big question for student mental health support has been, “Are schools doing enough?”

After months of watching civil rights demonstrations through the country and on the streets of Jacksonville — at times even participating themselves — the students were surprised when in February the school district didn't seize the opportunity to use Black History Month as an education tool to drive lessons about local racial justice movements and Black history. Instead, the school district launched its own inaugural month-long campaign for mental health and suicide awareness called You Matter Month. While that campaign had its own issues because it encouraged students to #TakeOffYourMas...

What was DCPS thinking?

Students protest, call for more Black history in Duval County schools Updated:  Tags:  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Some Duval County students used their day off Monday to protest outside the school district’s headquarters on the Southbank. The protest is continued to fall out from You Matter Month, a campaign aimed at raising awareness for mental health. Dozens of students and other activists gathered outside the main office of Duval County Public Schools Monday afternoon calling for more emphasis on Black history in schools and more input from Black students. Students and activists chanted ou...