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School superintendent is doing what she does best: Selling higher taxes
Diana Greene, superintendent of the government schools in Jacksonville, is continuing to build her reputation as a super salesman. She was brought here nearly four years ago from Manatee County, where her accomplishment was to lead a drive to increase taxes. She already has pushed through a 1/2-cent sales tax increase that is worth $93…
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School Superintendent Dr. Greene’s Manatee legacy: Lack of Leadership?
Audits and newspaper investigations are beginning to show problems in the Manatee’s public schools dating to the time Dr. Diana Greene, now superintendent of the Duval Count schools, headed the Southwest Florida system. Based on a review of several school board minutes and internal audit reports, the Bradenton Herald reported in mid-January an information technology…
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Will we ever know if teachers are having sex with students in Duval County?
Our quest to obtain public records from the local school district has resulted in assurance from the school superintendent that we will succeed. As Eye on Jacksonville readers know, we began asking school officials last May whether any local teachers have been accused of having sex with students. In the past five years or so,…