Category: Education
Teen girls struggling with mental health after pandemic
According to new CDC data released last week, nearly three in five U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, double that of…
Escambia may nix three more books
Titles Focus on Sex, Gender by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District may be removing three more books from availability this week, as…
Sign up for Summer Youth Internships
Applications Now Open for 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program Applications are now open for the Escambia County Summer Youth Employment Program. Applications are accepted beginning…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus partners with Parks & Rec
A new partnership between Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC) and the City of Pensacola will bring three new and completely free singing programs to the city’s…
Pensacola Christian cancels concert over ‘concerns’ about lifestyle of members
The King’s Singers have revealed that their concert scheduled for last Saturday at Pensacola Christian College was canceled due to homophobia, after a “flood of…
Breaking: ECT approves $5.1 million for out-of-school programs
Six board members showed up for the February regular meeting of the Escambia Children’s Trust board. The short-handed group voted to hand out $5,104,482 in…
By The Numbers: Children’s Services Summary, January 2023
Children’s Services Summary January 2023 113 Children Served Child Protective Investigators – Department of Children & Families 31 New investigations of child sexual abuse, severe…
Wooden ship tours in March
Pensacola Waives Dock Fees for Public Education by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly As Pensacola attempts to position itself as a player in the world of sailing…
Parkland shooting ‘Feels Like Five Minutes Ago’
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Five years after a mass shooting that shook Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and…
Gov. DeSantis recognizes February as Career and Technical Education Month
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr. commemorated February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. CTE Month is observed…
Podcast: UWF Coach Kaleb Nobles
The UWF football team added 14 players on the first day of the National Signing Period Wednesday. First-year head coach Kaleb Nobles announced the additions…
New College President ousted, Corcoran named
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A revamped New College of Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday quickly shook up leadership…