Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange and Miami-Dade County Public Schools have bled students in recent years, according to a collection of enrollment data.
Author Archives: Trinity Webster-Bass
Trinity Webster-Bass covers education for The Florida Trib. A recent Howard University graduate, she served as president of the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, reported for The Hilltop, and covered the 2024 Democratic National Convention and local politics for Howard University News Service.
She began her career interning at WJCT 89.9 FM in Jacksonville before joining The Washington Post as an audio intern, where she produced an investigative story on police use of AI. Most recently, Trinity interned at The New York Times through the Ida B. Wells Society, reporting on cannabis legislation and pitfalls in the organ donation process.
She received awards from the White House Correspondents' Association, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the National Association of Black Journalists for her work.
You can reach Trinity at trinity.webster-bass@floridatrib.org
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Once a powerhouse, Moms for Liberty expected to hold majority on just two Florida school boards
Culture war fights that once fueled the rise of Moms for Liberty are now losing steam in local Florida politics.
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All Duval County School Board elections will go to a November runoff
All open school board seats on the Duval County School Board will head to runoff elections in November after no candidate earned more than 50% of the vote in races for the district 2, 4 and 6 seats.
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Sarasota County school board likely to have shift in political leaning as Democrats win the primary
Democrats Jimmy Glover and Beth Mayberry captured the most votes in the primary election for Sarasota County school board races Districts 1 and 5 respectively, signaling an imminent shift in the conservative majority board. Megan Tennimon, a former teacher, also won the most votes in District 4 against her opponent Frank Dicicco, meaning she will be the sole candidate on the general election ballot.
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Violence is declining in Duval schools. But District 6 frontrunners say it’s the top issue
The race to replace Charlotte Joyce on the Duval County School Board has attracted multiple District 6 candidates who are campaigning to crack down on fighting and student discipline in Duval public schools. But fighting across the district has been on a gradual decline over the past five years, according to data collected by the Florida Department of Education.
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Four Democrats face off in Duval School Board District 4 race. Who are they?
Alfreda Denson Butler, Rhodesia Butler, James Jacobs and Gracie Bell Kearse-McCastler have a competitive race ahead as they take on school closures, vouchers and fiscal responsibility.
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In home state, Moms for Liberty shows lackluster influence in school board races
Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
Posted inEducation
Florida residents face fewer choices for school board elections as races go unopposed
Experts and educators point to a number of reasons why constituents do not want to run in school board member races: lack of support, financing a campaign, low pay and volunteering one’s time.
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Toxic Tides: Rising seas increase risk of contaminants in Jacksonville’s waterfront communities
More than 5,000 industrial facilities, water treatment plants, former defense sites, oil refineries and nuclear power plants across the coastal United States – often in or near historically marginalized neighborhoods – are now more likely to experience flooding.
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Brady List: The little-known roster of cops who molest, lie, steal or drive drunk
Florida law does not explicitly require prosecutorial agencies to keep a Brady List – as evidenced by the fact that several don’t.