Achieve Escambia follows proven model

Achieve Escambia is the name of a collective community effort focused on improving education & workforce outcomes for our community– “Every child, every step of…

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Florida students become free agents in 2017

By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A wide-ranging education bill dealing with everything from funding for high-performing universities to school membership in athletic…

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Eighth Annual Emerald Coast Electrathon Classic 120 race on April 16

Students will put their design and engineering skills to the test when they hit the track with battery-operated electric cars, giving them hands-on engineering and…

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Update on efforts to break school to prison pipeline, April 18

LWV Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition, and Escambia County School District invite the community to the fourth public forum on…

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Studer: ‘If you change one child’s life, you can change a whole history’ (podcast)

“If you want to make an impact, you can’t try to make an impact on 10 things. You pick one,” Quint Studer said in an…

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Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer and David Stafford

On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will discuss the Studer Community Institute’s initiative to improve early learning and school readiness in Escambia County…

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County workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, April 15

Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m….

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PSC Planetarium: Splendor of the Universe April 15

See the splendor of the universe at Pensacola State College’s Planetarium and Space Theatre Friday, April 15, with public shows beginning at 6 p.m. and…

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Ken Burns’ ‘Jackie Robinson’ on PBS April 11-12

“Jackie Robinson” is a new two-part, four-hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, that will air Monday and Tuesday, April 11–12,…

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Santa Rosa Education Foundation announces Rookie of the Year nominees

The Santa Rosa Education Foundation invited every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Santa Rosa Rookie of the…

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Pinellas develops plan to help black students

Pinellas County School District has announced a plan to improve the education that its African-American students receive On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education said…

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Pensacola Speaks: Pensacola Promise Zone

The PNJ wrote about the collaborative effort to get one of the poorest areas in the community designated a HUD Promise Zone. Since then, I…

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Feds open investigation into Pinellas schools for discrimination; how do the failing schools in Escambia County compare

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Monday that it has opened a civil rights investigation into whether the Pinellas County School District systematically discriminates…

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Buzz: Escambia Community Clinics buys Allie Yniestra school

The Escambia County School District closed a deal to sell the closed Allie Yniestra Elementary School to Escambia Community Clinics. The purchase price was $675,000….

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‘Paper Tigers’ details helping at-risk youth, screening April 28

Lakeview Center Children’s Services is partnering with numerous local agencies to host a showing of “Paper Tigers,” a compelling, award-winning movie that shows how one…

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Pensacola Speaks: Radicalism, ISIS and National Security

In the second half of the show, Dr. Jacob Shively will discuss ISIS’s evolution and current prospects as well as challenges the United States government,…

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Spears drops out of superintendent race, explains why

Today, Coach Willie Spears made the decision to withdraw from the Escambia Superintendent of Schools race. Here is why: During my first season as Head…

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Bense recognized as Navy Fed ‘Partner of the Year’

Yesterday Navy Federal Credit Union presented Dr. Judy Bense, president of the University of West Florida (UWF), with its inaugural ‘Partner of the Year’ award….

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Kindergarten Registration Has Begun for 2016-2017

Students that will be five (5) years old on or before September 1, 2016 are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2016-2017 school year….

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UWF MBA student team earns top honors for work with Pensacola business

A team of University of West Florida MBA students won first place at the Small Business Institute’s 40th Annual Academic Conference in New Orleans last…

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