Category: Education

Warrington Preparatory Academy has hired Erica Foster as its founding principal. Why this matters: Charter Schools USA took over Warrington Middle School in June, and…

Escambia County students in grades 3-8 performing at or above grade level were only two percentage points behind the state average at the beginning of…

The City of Pensacola has some of the highest-performing elementary schools in the Escambia County School District. However, the one middle school inside the city…

By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Department of Education on Tuesday released a series of proposed rules that would…

From Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Tammy Greer sent after this email the grants meeting: Good afternoon. First, thank you to Shawn, Deana, and Chandra…

The proposed Children’s Resource Center (CRC) didn’t win approval of the Escambia Children’s Trust Grant Committee yesterday. In June, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his intention…

Fake Battles On Tuesday, the Escambia County School Board approved an emergency rule empowering Interim School Superintendent Keith Leonard to remove from the schools any…

Beginning in Fall 2023, the University of West Florida will offer a new Master of Science in Administration with a specialization in sport administration. The…

The University of West Florida celebrated a $170,000 donation to UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship Fund…

Dr. Peter Steenblik, director of choral activities at UWF, has been named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors Association. Why this matters: Dr. Steenbilk is…

Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over…

Warrington Middle is now Warrington Preparatory Academy. The new operator, Charter Schools USA, will hold a job fair on Thursday, June 8, from 11 a.m….