More than 500 incoming students at Howard University have learned this week that they have been unenrolled from the Washington, D.C., school and no longer have spots for the upcoming fall semester that begins Aug. 17.

Four candidates are vying for the Duval County School Board District 4 seat: Rhodesia Butler, Alfreda Denson Butler, Coach James Jacobs, and write-in candidate Dr. Gracie Bell Kearse-McCastler. Early voting for the primary begins Aug. 8, with candidates offering distinct approaches to address the district's challenges.

A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.

The Education Department will no longer consider school policies that disproportionately harm one group of students as discriminatory unless the discrimination is intentional, rescinding a decades-long standard for civil rights enforcement.

From July 20 through Aug. 14, Great Clips salons in Jacksonville are offering a special $9.99 back-to-school promotion.

News4JAX toured Jones Technical Institute (J-Tech Institute), a nonprofit vocational school with programs ranging from HVAC to diesel, welding, marine/RV – even commercial truck driving.

As students prepare to return to classrooms, more than 1,100 school resource officers from across Florida are gathering in Jacksonville for hands-on training focused on the challenges they could face on campus.

A 22-year-old University of South Florida graduate student is co-founding Elora Armor, which creates jewelry with a small sensor hidden inside bracelets, bag charms and pendants to detect dangerous date rape drugs in drinks.

A University of North Florida poll of likely Florida midterm voters found that most supported the idea of phasing out property taxes until they learned of potential effects to local budgets.

According to an Associated Press analysis, more than 4.2 million people across the country defaulted on student loans between April 2025 and March 2026.

The work to plant 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides is part of an initiative led by the University of Illinois Chicago to transform the vacant rights-of-way alongside roads, powerlines and train tracks into environmental corridors for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

The Trump administration has finalized a rule that will prevent international students from staying in the U.S. for more than four years unless they seek and obtain government approval, a departure from long-standing practice.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Labor is trying to win over U.S. senators.

As private schools that run on public money multiply across the country, states are choosing not to closely regulate who is operating them or to oversee student safety and achievement, a ProPublica investigation found. A team of ProPublica reporters has spent months digging into the expanding private school landscape.

A message a teen fires off in anger — a Snapchat, a group text, an Instagram DM — can move from “drama” to a criminal investigation fast in Florida. Jacksonville attorney Millicent Daniels joined us for the latest edition of our Justice 4 All series for a deeper conversation about your kids and what they post online.

A survey found 93% of Americans plan to travel this year, but for some, this year’s getaway isn’t just about relaxing; it’s about coming home with more than just souvenirs.