Category: Education
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
‘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…
