The students at the school are required to wear a jacket and tie every single day. They also go to school for two hours longer than other kids. They take English twice a day and are given a mentor with a cell number that kids can call 24 hours a day. They’ve clearly hit the...

By Topher Sanders of jacksonville.com Debate competition didn’t introduce Eugene Butler Middle School eighth-grader Davon Bostick to the skill of arguing – that’s something he already knew. “I’ve always been good at that,” Davon said. “I’m...

Under President Obama’s administration, the budget for the Department of Education is expected to nearly double next year, leaving the question of where the money will be spent. The panels discussed new pieces of legislation as well as the revision of No Child Left Behind and...