San Mateo Elementary School teacher Andrew Lodge was selected as one of five finalists for the 2023 Teacher of the Year in Duval County. As a Black male educator, that distinction had additional meaning and impact on him.
Duval County teacher Rashad Reed writes about the man who influenced him and the legacy he hopes to create in and out of his classroom.
Duval County second grade teacher Nick Nelson writes about his experience as a teacher and what he is learning from his students.
JPEF president Rachael Tutwiler Fortune writes about education equity in the Florida Times-Union.