An Obscure Name Prompts a Familiar Debate. New Middle School Moniker at Issue. February 3, 2007. By Ian Shapira. When it came to the recent naming of a new middle school in the Gainesville area, ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Parents in the White County School District asked for answers after a teacher assigned an 8th grade class a writing prompt about killing someone.

Foster Middle School sixth-grader Kiley Strong says she gets butterflies thinking about being a published author, and that’s exactly what one teacher has made happen for her.

The Harford County Board of Education approved a proposal to expand the Units of Study middle school writing curriculum to seventh- and eighth-grade classes during its Monday night meeting.

Now, the sheriff's office said investigators have arrested an 11-year-old student for allegedly writing the note. See also: Trio accused of illegal street racing and damaging Lake Worth Beach roads ...