The School District of Manatee County is trying to improve early literacy with a new learning lab, but a charter school company wants to take space in the building. The Soar Lab, which opened last ...

Olivia Sumner, center, and her students talk about good things that have happened to them at the start of their school day. The Creative Minds classroom has 16 students, kindergarten through sixth ...

I come from a humble family with limited means. My entire educational journey—from primary school to post-graduation—took place in government-funded institutions, earned purely on merit. I had no ...