Reginald Blount and Hank Rogers will advance to the Nov. 5 runoff for Duval’s District 5 school board seat, after no candidate received enough votes for a majority.
Author Archives: Nandhini Srinivasan
Nandhini Srinivasan was The Tributary's 2024 investigative reporting intern and a 2024 graduate of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, with a specialization in investigative reporting. She was previously a breaking news business and healthcare reporter for Reuters where she worked with the team to cover major deal stories including the Musk-Twitter deal, and UBS-Credit Suisse deal. While at the Columbia Journalism School, she reported on housing courts, public housing, and labor issues, and was instrumental to the student-led coverage of protests at the university.
![Melody Bolduc [left] and Sarah Mannion [right] are competing in the Duval County School Board District 7 race](https://i0.wp.com/floridatrib.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/district-7.jpg?resize=1200%2C628&ssl=1)
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Duval School Board District 7: Who are Melody Bolduc and Sarah Mannion?
Melody Bolduc and Sarah Mannion are vying for the Mandarin-area Duval School Board seat to replace term-limited Lori Hershey.
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Duval School Board District 5: Who are Hank Rogers, Nahshon Nicks, Reggie Blount?
Reginald Blount, Nahshon Nicks and Hank Rogers are campaigning to replace term-limited Warren Jones. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Aug. 20 election, there will be a runoff with the leading two candidates in November. The election comes at a critical juncture for the district, which faces tough decisions on school consolidation and budget cuts while fending off challenges from charter and private school options.
![A photo showing Nadine Ebri [left] and Tony Ricardo [right] who are running for the Duval County School Board District 1.](https://i0.wp.com/floridatrib.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ebri-ricardo.jpg?resize=1200%2C628&ssl=1)
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Duval School Board District 1: Nadine Ebri, Tony Ricardo debate education challenges
As Duval County faces potential school closures, District 1 candidates Nadine Ebri and Tony Ricardo present opposing strategies on curriculum, discipline, and resource allocation.
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Duval School Board District 3: Who are Cindy Pearson and Rebecca Nathanson?
Duval County School Board District 3 pits incumbent Cindy Pearson against Rebecca Nathanson, the former leader of the local Moms For Liberty chapter. It’s poised to be Jacksonville’s most expensive school board contest in a year where proposed school closures have enraged parents across the county.
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Jacksonville teacher wins license fight after Florida targeted her for flying Black Lives Matter flag
Amy Donofrio defeated efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to strip her of her teaching license for flying a Black Lives Matter flag.