Category: Education
PSC Names New Head Softball Coach: Lyndsey Angus
Press Release: Pensacola State College has named Lyndsey Angus as the new head softball coach, Athletic Director Bill Hamilton announced today. Currently on the University…
Pensacola Speaks: Don Gaetz and Judy Bense today
State Senator Don Gaetz will be on at 5:05 pm. We will discuss the 2016 budget, the line-item vetoes and his candidacy for Congress. At…
Lovett and other Bay County staff part ways with Newpoint
WJHG TV reports that Carla Lovett, vice president of Curriculum for Newpoint Education Partners and Cambridge Education Group, has severed her ties with NEP for…
State may require charter school operators to give more history
The Florida Board of Education will consider on Wednesday an amendment to charter school applications that would require operators to disclose their history with other…
UWF moves up to fifth in performance
The University of West Florida has jumped from 12th to 5th in the state’s performance based funding (PBF) measurement system. Dr. Judy Bense sent out…
Newpoint Education has attendance problems in Ohio, too
When School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recommended that Escambia County School Board terminate the contracts for Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy, his staff pointed out…
NC schools cut ties to Newpoint Education Partners
Two North Carolina charter schools seeking approval to open in 2016 have dropped Newpoint Education Partners (NEP) as their management company. Pine Springs Preparatory Academy…
Newpoint used Bay County funds for Pensacola schools
The Panama City News Herald reports that Newpoint Education Partners violated Florida Department of Education rules. The Bay County School District’s staff found that 80…
School enrollment is flat in Escambia County
Less than year after Escambia County voters approved an extension of the sales tax for public schools–and two weeks after he pre-filed for a third…
Brevard School Board selects new superintendent
Most large school districts in Florida have an appointed school superintendents. Escambia County is the largest district that still elects its school leader. Yesterday, the…
Newpoint teachers told to find lawyers
Yesterday, the Escambia County School Board held a workshop. A former Newpoint teacher attended and reported on the discussion to his fellow teachers. The email…
District trails state averages on EOC assessments
The Florida Department of Education released the first set of standardized test results late Friday afternoon from the spring testing administration. Among the tests were…
