Carter Mudgett

Apr 30, 2024 | unfspinnaker.com | Jeanne Gilbert |Carter Mudgett

This is a breaking news article and will be updated. Tensions were high at the University of North Florida on Tuesday as students protested in solidarity with encampments at college campuses across the U.S. in recent days and called for the university to divest from Israel. The protest, organized by UNF’s Students for a Democratic Society chapter, began at noon with speakers and chants. By 2 p.m., students constructed a standing tent and two camping tents.

Apr 30, 2024 | jaxtoday.org | Carter Mudgett |Will Brown

Amid a national conversation on school book access, Duval school district officials this year defended a longstanding connection with the Jacksonville Public Library. Throughout this academic year, a handful of parents have pushed the school district to remove students’ online access to resources provided by the Jacksonville Public Library, which they argued was a way to clandestinely provide access to books they considered inappropriate.

Apr 9, 2024 | unfspinnaker.com | Jeanne Gilbert |Carter Mudgett

This article was first published in Spinnaker’s DEI Edition Magazine and released in early 2024. To read this article as it appeared in the digital copy, click here. President Moez Limayem and I sat down for an interview at the exact table, seats and room we’d interviewed in about a year prior. It was a near copy-paste of the last time except for three things: the date was Nov. 1, 2023, I wore a lavender shirt and we talked over the noise of construction.

Apr 2, 2024 | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown |Carter Mudgett

R.V. Daniels Elementary in Northwest Jacksonville received a brief reprieve Tuesday night when the Duval County School Board voted to push back its consolidation with R.L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy to after the 2024-25 academic year. District staff had recommended the consolidation in February, pointing at how both schools have student enrollments well below their building’s capacity. District data show R.V. Daniels has a student population of 158 students but can seat as many as 422.

Mar 25, 2024 | jaxtoday.org | Will Brown |Carter Mudgett

Gov. Ron DeSantis came to a classical school in Jacksonville’s Sandalwood community Monday to sign a bill that outlaws social media use for nearly 3.5 million Florida children. Under HB3, children under 14 will not be allowed to have social media accounts starting Jan. 1. Accounts will be terminated for those who already have them. Children who are 14 and 15 years old can have social media profiles only with parental permission. Jacksonville Today thanks our sponsors. Become one.