Category: Education
Escambia School District sued by Southern Poverty Law Center
Press Release: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced today that it has filed a series of civil rights complaints against Florida school districts that…
DOE appoints interim head
Press Release: The State Board of Education met via conference call today and unanimously approved Pam Stewart, Chancellor of Public Schools at the Florida Department…
DOE Robinson leaves sinking ship
Florida Department of Education Commissioner Gerald Robinson has submitted his resignation effective at the end of August. The state board is having an emergency meeting…
Rev. May celebrates birthday painting Dixon
Rev. Lutimothy May celebrates his birthday today. Instead of having a big party, the pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church has asked friends to help…
DOE miscalculates O.J. Semmes grade
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that school grades in 40 of Florida’s 67 school districts were miscalculated and have been bumped upward—impacting 213 schools. The…
Collegiate High School Open House at PSC
Come learn about opportunities awaiting you during Collegiate High School’s open house. The community event is 5 to 7 p.m. July 24, in Building 11…
Boom and Bust of Student Loans
The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released today its report private student loan market which shows that, according to its estimates, outstanding student loan debt…
Escambia School District drops to C, ranked 52 in state
The Escambia County Public School District is ranked 52 out of 68 districts in the state of Florida, putting it right at the dividing line…
Weekend Review
Our reporter Jeremy Morrison had one heck of week covering local government: Pink Slime Time Asmar, the Union and the “Third Party†EBO Report: ‘Fluff…
First Grade and the Long Day
The Escambia County School District will be taking a couple of new approaches this next school year in an attempt to help students and schools…
Santa Rosa Schools do well again
The Florida Department of Education released school grades for school year 2011-12 yesterday. In a press release, the Santa Rosa District School District celebrated that…
How can district deal with Escambia High School emergency
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has declared an emergency at Escambia High after a recent fire revealed the school had asbestos in the building. The school district…
Gaetz calls for multi-year phase in of new school testing
State Senator Don Gaetz said in a press release that he believes future changes to educational standards should be done over multiple years. He believes…
What schools improved or which ones declined
We have been crunching the sch0ol grade numbers. FCAT 2.0 was tough, but some schools actually improved their scores. As reported earlier today, A.A. Dixon…
Will State DOE rescue Warrington Middle
Three years into his proclaimed turnaround of Warrington Middle School, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his school board must admit that the millions that they have…
A.A. Dixon outperforms school district
While Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his school board spent so much time chastising Rev. Lutimothy May and A.A. Dixon Charter School, the district saw two…
Escambia County Finalist for Florida’s Top Teacher Award
One of five finalists for Florida’s top teacher will soon be named the 2013 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year. This year’s winning…
Pensacola Voice misses Dixon story
The Pensacola Voice is the area’s oldest African-American owned newspaper. It’s front-page cover story for the July 5 edition is “A.A. Dixon Charter says School…
PSC Makes Top 100 List
For the fourth straight year, Community College Week magazine has named Pensacola State College to its list of Top 100 Associate Degree Producers in the…
Buzz: Kennedy in Pensacola
The civil rights and racial discrimination issues with the Escambia County School District are spiraling out of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas’ control. Attorney Mike Papantonio has…
