Category: Education
Breaking: Cannon chosen Trust executive director
The Escambia Children’s Trust Board voted 6-3 for Children’s Home Society’s Lindsey Cannon to be its new executive director. Lumon May, David Peaden, and David…
UWF faculty, undergrads tackle Alzheimer detection
University of West Florida faculty and undergraduate students recently developed Pulsed Medical LED goggles for the early detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. Teamwork: The product was…
Daily Outtakes: A Different School Board
The Escambia County School District has five D schools and four F schools. The two troubled middle schools have solutions. The state ordered the District…
Bellview Middle to become Community Partnership School
Children’s Home Society Regional Director Lindsey Cannon announced on WCOA’s “Real News with Rick Outzen” this morning that Bellview Middle has been approved to the…
Daily Outtakes: Business as usual for Trust
The Escambia Children’s Trust sent a message to taxpayers yesterday: “Move along. There’s nothing to worry about.” My message: At some point, ECT will need…
High School All-Star Football game Dec. 15
It’s East vs. West as local high school seniors battle to see who’s the best in the Pensacola Sports’ High School All-Star Series Football Game! This event…
Escambia District earns B for 2022-23
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) today released school grades for the 2022-23 school year. Escambia County earned a B for the fourth consecutive year….
Daily News: No School Grades
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz have repeatedly touted that Florida has one of the best – if not the best…
UWF hits another milestone
Press Release: The University of West Florida will reach a significant milestone, officially surpassing 100,000 graduates during the University’s Fall 2023 Commencement on Saturday, Dec….
Daily Outtakes: ECT director two finalists
The Escambia Children’s Trust review committee for the next executive director met yesterday. The committee passed on to the entire board for consideration in January:…
Daily Outtakes: How to better spend $5 million
The community is divided over the Escambia Children’s Trust, especially since last Tuesday’s program committee workshop regarding the Out-of-School Time grants. Other nonprofits have questioned…
UWF Women in Leadership Conference info
The University of West Florida’s Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, housed in the College of Business, will host the 10th annual Women…
