Category: Education
More on Dixon showdown tonight
IN reporter Jeremy Morrison interviewed Rev. Lutimothy May about tonight’s Escambia County School Board vote on whether to close A.A. Dixon Charter School. If the…
A.A. Dixon responds to Superintendent Thomas and his workshop
A.A. Dixon is fighting back–their parents, teachers, the churches and the community aren’t going to go away quietly. Tomorrow night’s School Board meeting could be…
Thomas tells IN that he is in favor of closing A.A. Dixon
IN reporter Jeremy Morrison interviewed Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas today about the School Board tomorrow on whether to close the A.A. Dixon…
Buzz: Superintendent Thomas withheld Title I funds from Dixon Charter School
One of the big justifications for closing A.A. Dixon Charter School is that it had nearly $100,000 operating deficit in its first school year, 2010-2011….
Buzz: GLA getting portables
My earlier buzz item has spurred a flurry of text messages and emails. The Global Learning Academy has taken in so many students from outside…
Buzz: Thomas out to close A.A. Dixon
The word from the Pace Boulevard Palace (Escambia Co. School Administration office) is Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has made up his mind about closing the A.A….
Arby’s Hometown Hero: Dylan Dalrymple
Pensacola High School IB Student Dylan Dalrymple has been recognized as an Arby’s Hometown Hero.
Percentage taking ACT drops significantly at Pine Forest
State Senator Don Gaetz talks about the importance of encouraging all seniors to attend college, two and four years colleges. He measured it by how…
Another abandoned school eyesore
This is the one that you have seen for decades from I-110 Southbound. The building was once a school (J. Lee Pickens School), then the…
ACT Scores: Gulf Breeze tops area
Gulf Breeze High School led the area in ACT scores for the 2010-2011 school year. Pensacola High has the highest scores for the Escambia County…
Brownsville Middle School continues to deteriorate (photos)
While Mayor Hayward and the City are dealing with the old Blount school, Brownsville Middle School on West Avery Street remains abandoned. I visited the…
UWF welcomes 12,021 students
UWF meets goal of 12K students on campus a year ahead of schedule. – Press Release: The University of West Florida (UWF) welcomed to campus…
