Category: Education
Local chosen FDOE Senior Outstanding Volunteer of the Year
Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that Charlie Dicken, who was nominated by Blue Angels Elementary School, has been selected as the Senior Outstanding Volunteer of…
UF researchers present inner workings of Ebola vaccine trial
An experimental vaccine combined with an innovative way of vaccinating people has resulted in an estimated 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine against the Ebola…
Escambia County High Schools – A: 1, B: 3, C:4
West Florida High is Escambia County’s only “A” school. There other seven earned B’s and C’s. [supsystic-tables id=’17’]
Escambia County has one ‘A’ middle school, B: 4, C:2, D:4
Brown Barge is Escambia County’s middle school that earned an A for the 2015 school year. Four other schools earned B’s – Ransom, Beulah Academy…
Escambia County has 12 elementary schools earn A’s, B: 4, C:10, D:4, F:4
The Escambia County School District had 11 elementary schools earn A’s for the 2015 school year, plus Lincoln Park that was given special status for…
Santa Rosa School District ranked 4th, Escambia County 42nd
The Florida Department of Education released the Preliminary Informational Baseline grades for the 2015 school year. Santa Rosa earned an A with 477 points; Escambia…
Escambia Superintendent testifies on school construction bill
Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas testified yesterday before the House Appropriations Committee on HB 837 that would change how public school districts use taxpayer money…
Escambia County senior classes lose over 30 percent between ninth and twelfth grades
The enrollment of the Escambia County School District has been relatively stable for several years, losing only 14 students between the 2012-13 and 2015-16 school…
‘CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap,’ Pensacola screening on Feb. 18
PensacolaCodes.com is hosting a one-time screening and the Pensacola premiere of “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap” at the Carmike Cinemas Bayou 15 theater Thursday, Feb….
U.S. presidential advisor to speak at UWF
The University of West Florida announced today Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will be the keynote speaker for…
Spears helps all his Vernon High senior players get scholarships
Vernon High head football coach, Willie Spears, had a rare achievement yesterday on National Signing Day, the first day high school seniors can sign binding…
Frank Brown Songwriters Festival donates $18,867 to Larry Butler Award
The University of West Florida celebrated a $18,867 donation to the Larry Butler Memorial Music Award on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the UWF Center for…
New UWF study finds LEO support for body cameras
A first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at the University of West Florida and Florida Atlantic University has found that officer use of body-worn cameras (BWCs)…
Disney grant helps Pensacola MESS Hall expand outreach
The Pensacola MESS Hall is partnering with Global Learning Academy to plant the seeds of creativity through hands on science activities with T-E-C (Tinker-Explore-Create) Studio….
Gov. Scott appoints Baker and Cleveland to UWF Board
The News Service of Florida reports these appointments by Gov. Rick Scott: RICHARD BAKER AND DAVID CLEVELAND have been appointed by the university system’s Board…
Bills would allow Escambia students to transfer to Santa Rosa schools
This story from News Service of Florida came across my desk. The Florida House and Senate have passed bills that would allow students to transfer…
Historic $5 million given to UWF College of Science and Engineering
The University of West Florida announced its largest gift from a living donor, and UWF has named its College of Science and Engineering in his…
CyberThon coming this weekend
With a focus on feeding the increasingly high demand for skilled workers in the cybersecurity field, local and regional technology leaders are teaming up for…
Studers offer $50,000 for best early learning ideas
TO: Escambia County FROM: Quint and Rishy Studer RE: Kindergarten readiness Each year in Escambia County about 1,000 children enter kindergarten unprepared. One out of…
Black graduation rate improvement more than triple average
Inweekly examined the black student graduation rates for all the Florida counties with at least 500 African-American students in their senior classes for the 2014-15…
