Category: Education
Miller Snubs Student Loan Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill aiming to keep federal student loan interest rates at the current 3.4 percent. Rep. Jeff Miller…
Bizarre tale – Guns, WMS and ‘fake’ tutors
All schools in Escambia County are on alert this morning after two men claiming to be tutors were pulled over by the Escambia County Sheriff’s…
Local teacher a 2013 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year Award finalist
Jeffrey Pribble of Escambia High School has been chosen as one of five finalists to compete for the 2013 Macy’s/Florida Department of Education Teacher of…
Pensacola Rotary Provides Desks for Indian Students
The Rotary Club of Pensacola, with the involvement of organizations in India, has helped to provide 485 new desks to ten government schools located in…
Occupy Student Loans
The Occupy Wall Street movement will be calling attention to the nation’s mounting student-loan debt tomorrow, designating April 25 as One Trillion Dollar Day to…
No More Nooses
University of West Florida President Judy Bense took time on Wednesday at a scheduled student forum to address the hate crimes on the campus, specifically…
Bense appointed to task force
Mayor Ashton Hayward isn’t the only politician that likes advisory boards. The Florida Board of Governors has named University of West Florida President Judith A….
Libraries Spared
After nearly three hours of discussion this morning supporter of the West Florida Library System have reason to celebrate. Quietly. “We are left cautiously optimistic, 
Library ‘Crisis’
According to Bette Hooten, president of the West Florida Library System, the regional collection of libraries are in “crisis mode.†“I cannot tell you how…
Buzz: UWF reserves less than half of school district
Last week University of West Florida President Judy Bense shared that the school’s reserves are about $30 million. The Escambia County Public School District’s reserves…
School District failed to look @ alt-fuel initiative
The Escambia County school district rejected the city’s request for it to begin a conversion to natural gas powered buses—something the Leon County system has…
Baldwin County schools recognized for innovation
Baldwin County’s Digital Renaissance initiative helped land the school system in the national spotlight last week as the trade publication Education Week featured districts at…
Wahoo’s pre-pay first year’s rent
Press Release: BLUE WAHOOS PAY FULL YEAR’S RENT The Blue Wahoos hitting streak continues. At the March CMPA meeting, the Blue Wahoos hit a home…
Escambia County Public Schools Foundation: 2012 Mira Creative Arts Awards
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation will host the 2012 Mira Creative Arts Awards program on March 29, 2012. Sixty-nine of Escambia County’s most creative…
The Civil War in Florida
The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) will have an opening reception for a new exhibit called “Rebel Guns: Defense of the Apalachicola†on Monday, March…
Tale of two charter schools
There were two charter schools that had questions asked of them at Friday’s board workshop: Newpoint Pensacola and A.A. Dixon. Newpoint Pensacola is the new…
Lawsuit filed over metal shredder
Attorney Bob Kerrigan told the Escambia School Board today at its workshop that his firm is filing a lawsuit against the scrap yard near Oakcrest…
Buzz: No more new schools
According to my sources, the Escambia County School District Watchdog Committee was told yesterday that there will be no more new schools for awhile once…
Blount’s Demolition Dollars
Local officials take another step today toward demolishing the old Blount School buildings. During the Escambia County Commission meeting this afternoon, commissioners will be considering…
1:45: BYU vs. Marquette
Both teams lost their conference tournament finals. 3-seed Marquette lost to Louisville in the Big East tournament. BYU lost to Gonzaga in the WCC finals….
