Through a public records request of the Florida Department of Education, IN got the School Environmental Safety Incident Report for the Escambia County School District for the 2009-10 school year. School administrations…
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Buzz: Tate incident could be tip of the iceberg
I received this email from reader whose wife teaches in the Escambia County Public School District: “I’ve always told my spouse and other friends who work in the Escambia school district that…
PNJ reports investigation of Tate High sexual assault
The daily newspaper caught up with the other media and posted something on the investigation of the sexual assault at Tate High School three hours ago. The PNJ reports a Tate dean…
Tight budget means eliminating degrees
Orlando Sentinel: Florida universities and colleges are looking at cutting back on their degrees in order to say money. At Florida State University, the bull’s-eye is on music theory and composition. At…
North Escambia gives more details on Tate assault timeline
From NorthEscambia.com: The incident occurred March 1 and was reported to the school’s administration no later than March 2, but the incident was not reported to the school resource officer or the…
More on Lincoln Park possibly closing
WEAR TV 3 also did a story on the possible closing of Lincoln Park. Escambia School Superintendent Thomas told WEAR, “My motivation is not to close Lincoln park Elementary. I need Lincoln…
WEAR TV reports on sexual assault at Tate
The local ABC affiliate reported last night on the investigation of the possible sexual assault at Tate High School. Two students have been suspended. The alleged crime happened on Tuesday, March 1,…
Teacher pay bill flying towards passage
The Florida Senate will take up its teacher pay bill today and the House bill is expected on the floor of the other chamber next week. Once both chambers approve the law,…
Buzz: Brownsville Middle sale not on school board agenda
For the second consecutive month, the proposed sale of Brownsville Middle School to George Hawthorne and his Diversified Program Advisors is not on the agenda for the Escambia County School Board’s regular…
After nine years of FCAT, high schools aren’t better
After nine years of teaching to FCAT tests at every level, we should see FCAT scores improve at high school. The high school grades should improve because the students are so well-versed…
Why Escambia Public Schools aren’t progressing
Reading is the issue. Our math gains consistently range from 69-65 percent, but the gains in reading range from 61-55 percent. The percentage of students meeting the high standards has steadily increased,…
Escambia School District ranked in bottom 25 percent
The Florida Department of Education has been grading the school districts based on their FCAT scores since 2003-2004 school year. In 2009-2010 school year, Escambia County Public School District had one of…