Jefferson County School District

For the second year in a row, the district's 3rd grade reading scores were the state's lowest

The Jefferson County School District is holding a job fair Thursday night in Tallahassee. The district is staffing up as it prepares to regain control of its schools in the fall.

The Jefferson County School District will no longer have its finances overseen by the state. Jefferson was placed under state financial control for the second time in 2016, a decision that came after years of the district running in the red. The decision to lift the financial restrictions is the latest in Jefferson's effort to regain local control of its schools.

The Department of Education’s response to the Jefferson County School District's transition plan could make legislation changing how the state grades schools even more critical.

Orenthya Sloan moved his two kids to Leon County schools in 2013 because of the dysfunction he describes in the Jefferson County School District. He says he kept them in Leon because he disliked charter school operator Somerset Academy’s oversight. Now, he’s considering returning his kids to Jefferson, after the Florida Department of Education recently decided to give the district back control over its schools.

The Jefferson County School District is working out its reopening plans for the fall. Superintendent Marianne Arbulu says students may have the option to physically come to school on some days and virtually on others:

All 12 seniors on Jefferson County’s football team have been signed to college scholarships. It comes amid the district’s second year as the state’s first…

The Florida Board of Education is looking for a long-term solution to the academic and financial problems of Jefferson County Schools. And board members…

The Jefferson County School District will soon shutter its only elementary school. That’s the recommendation from a state financial oversight board. --…

The Florida Board of Education is growing frustrated with the failures of the Jefferson County School District, and it’s looking for solutions, including…