Local school administrators and members of the business sector recently met to finalize support for the Duval Urban Debate League 2010-2011 season. The multifaceted initiative, the brainchild of Mr. Jermyn C. Shannon-El, has received fascinating reviews from many school members throughout Jacksonville, and it is also heavily endorsed among members of the local business community, both concerned with poor education in Duval County. For some its the 23% black male graduation rate are the results of city consolidation in 1967, for others, its a great divide in adequate school resources, and then some naysayers the high drop out rate is from a lack of race-cultural-specific curriculum in predominantly black schools. The bottom line is Jacksonville is struggling to meet state standards in education, and Florida is not leading the pack, which makes children in Duval County a special case when we magnify the results of urban debate.
