Category: Education
Leonard Skinner dies
The namesake of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, Leonard Skinner, died Monday in his sleep at the St. Catherine Laboure Manor in Jacksonville. The basketball…
Miss. letter doesn’t single out race, poor or disabled
Here is the letter used in 2009 by Woolfolk Middle School in Yazoo City, Miss. It appears Superintendent Thomas might have misinterpreted the federal law…
N.B. Cook has problem with black and disabled students
The sentence from Principal Patti Thomas: “At our school two subgroups, Black students and students with Disabilities did not make the AYP target.” Read N.B.Cook…
No Child Left Behind letters in Missouri don’t mention racial groups
The Missouri Department of Education has sample letters for No Child Left Behind and notifying parents about Adequate Yearly Progress. Districts are clearly instructed that:…
Thomas Says Letters Part Of Law
Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas tells the IN the A.K. Suter Elementary and Cordova Park Elementary parent letters that pinpointed inadequate test scoring for African…
Letter singles out African-American and Poor students
Below is a scan of the letter sent home with students that attend A.K. Suter Elementary. The letter is to explain the school’s FCAT grade….
Battle over health plan brewing
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was elected due largely to the teachers, who wanted a change from the Jim Paul regime. Thomas kept most of the Jim…
2nd Annual William H. “Bill†Marshall “Back To School” Parade And Picnic
Press Release: Pensacola will once again recognize William H. “Bill†Marshall for his life-long contribution in the areas of ministry, education, community and civic involvement….
P.J. O’Rourke, UWF Writer-in-Residence
Press Release: UWF NAMES P.J. O’ROURKE AS THE FIRST WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE; O’ROURKE TO SPEAK AT UWF SEPT. 8 PENSACOLA – The University of West Florida has…
Montclair Elementary needs turnaround
The school that is having trouble with the FCAT is Montclair Elementary. It has gone from “A” school three years ago to a “F”. It…
Warrington Middle improved better than majority of Escambia schools
Maybe I spoke too soon. In looking at all the Escambia County FCAT scores, only nine middle and elementary schools improved their total points…two of…
Did Thomas write PNJ article?
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has objected to the latest FCAT scores like most of the other superintendents in the state, but after the state audited the…
School District Backtracks
We were initially told the School District has two offers for the Brownsville Middle School building. Now it looks like there hasn’t been any serious…
Two Buyers For Brownsville Building?
Escambia County School District Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis told the IN today there are currently two “potential buyers†lined up for the abandoned…
Newsweek Ranks PHS 21st In Nation
Newsweek Magazine ranked Pensacola High School 21st in the nation in its annual high school evaluation. This ranking was determined by comparing the number of…
Christian group continues to drive up Santa Rosa legal fees
Press Release for Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel Files Injunction Against Santa Rosa Schools Over Religious Expression www.LC.org Pensacola, FL – During the Memorial Day weekend,…
Thomas barely holds on to Paul FCAT gains
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas dismisses the one point drop in FCAT reading scores for third graders in the Friday edition of the BP marketing solution, Pensacola…
What’s up with Jerralds?
Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds apologized at last night’s council meeting to BP for the council’s harsh response Monday to BP spokeswoman Liz Castro last…
Alexander may pull PJC funding
Pensacola Junior College is set to move to a full four-year college and offer bachelor degrees. However, I’m hearing that the college may not get…
Milton High will have First Amendment graduation, too
Parents and preachers in Milton are organizing a separate graduation for Milton High School. The so-called “First Amendment Graduation” is being announced meetings on campus….
