Category: Education

The new shining star of the Escambia County Public School District is the Global Learning Academy….the old one was Warrington Middle and we know how…

The University of West Florida and Ferry Pass Elementary held their signing ceremony this morning at 9 a.m. in the school’s library. Spirits were high…

The University of West Florida (UWF) School of Education will expand its Partnership for Professional Innovation program to include Ferry Pass Elementary this month. The…

Across the state, school boards and administrations work hard to help inner-city charter schools teach those students that the public schools have failed. They offer…

Education Week’s “Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge – Education in a Competitive World” released the results today and ranked Florida eleventh in the nation…

Press Release: The University of West Florida was named in the first-ever edition of Top Online Education Program rankings by U.S. News & World Report….

Just yesterday, students in Escambia County’s public high schools were given hope thanks to the generosity of Quint and Rishy Studer. “College education is the…

Favorite quotes: Quint Studer on why he and his wife Rishy are establishing the scholarship fund: 1) “Our belief in the talent of the youth…

Over 4,000 books and 10,000 bookmarks will be provided free to children and youth at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. parade Monday, Jan. 16….

From Escambia Co. Public School District: The Title I Department has announced that a new on-line program entitled Parents K-12 (www.parentsk12.com) will be available at…

Remember Pensacola Promise – the scholarship program that promised scholarships for every high school graduate that lived inside the Pensacola city limits? The University of…

University of West Florida President, Judith Bense announced the appointment of Dr. David Marker as interim provost for the university. Marker most recently served as…

NorthEscambia.com reports today that ECUA is purchasing 50 new natural gas trash trucks and partnering with Energy Service of Pensacola to provide fuel to run…

Two years ago, Rev. Lutimothy May and his Friendship Missionary Baptist Church offered to buy the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School that was closed in 2007….

After returning from a trade mission to Israel today, Governor Scott was briefed by members of his senior staff regarding the latest developments in the…

The cover-ups continue in the Escambia County school system. A female child was allegedly inappropriately touched by an older student at a bus stop. The…

Next to guns, the favorite target of lawmakers is public education. Every year Florida legislator tinker with what has to be taught in school—while still…

The Escambia County Public School District got dealt another a blow today when the Florida Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2010-11…

Marion Brady on the Washington Post blog relayed an email from a friend : A School Board member from one of the largest school systems…

Kids participating in city youth programs next summer may get the opportunity to learn to sail. The City of Pensacola’s Neighborhood Services Department is partnering…