Category: Education
Pensacola State College displays historic Civil Rights photographs
Historic Civil Rights photographs by acclaimed photojournalist Art Shay and eclectic works by the Pensacola State College Visual Arts faculty are on display at the…
CyberThon 2015 coming to National Flight Academy
Joining forces to increase cybersecurity awareness and promote workforce development, local and regional technology leaders are giving students the opportunity to experience authentic cyber operations…
UWF Archaeology Institute receives $290k grant to explore De Luna fleet
The University of West Florida Archaeology Institute recently received a Special Category Grant totaling more than $290,000 from the Florida Division of Historical Resources to…
Scott proposes ‘Historic’ education budget increase
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Making good on a campaign promise, Gov. Rick Scott announced Monday he will ask lawmakers to provide…
Viewpoint: The ‘They changed the formula’ education excuse
By Jac Wilder VerSteeg, Context Florida Florida’s national ranking by Education Week has dropped precipitously, to No. 28. In 2013, Florida was ranked No. 6….
Teachers Union will not appeal voucher ruling
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Pointing to discussions with Senate President Andy Gardiner, the state’s largest teachers union said Thursday it will…
Carnegie Foundation honors UWF
The University of West Florida has been selected to receive the 2015 Community Engagement Classification, an honor designated to 361 institutions nationwide by the Carnegie…
Forgotten memorial to teachers and parents
This weekend I came across this forgotten marker in front of the old school district offices on Garden Street. Surrounded by weeds and trash, marker…
Southeastern Teen Shakespeare Company offers a class for home school students
This spring, home school students can find out what it takes to put on a Shakespeare play in a class led by the director of…
Second Annual Women in Leadership set for Feb. 13
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the second annual Women in Leadership: Designing Your Future Conference on Friday,…
Escambia schools needing most improvement in faculty
Combining the lower evaluation levels, we get a picture of which school’s need the most help for their faculty: School Needs Improvement 3 years Developing…
Results are slightly better for middle and high when highly combined with effective
If we want to more lenient in how we look at the evaluations, we can combine the highly effective and…
