UWF ranks top 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s Top Public Schools – Regional South Rankings

Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 18, 2023 – For the second consecutive year, the University of West Florida ranks in the top 10 public institutions in…

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Report details voucher growth

By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs,…

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Real News: Wednesday, Sept. 13

Commissioner Lumon May shares his frustrations with Baptist officials and the Escambia Children’s Trust. A remarkable interview with ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman….

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Escambia Children’s Trust keeps handing out money

By Tom St. Myer With a dwindling staff and a strategic plan yet to be finalized, the Escambia Children’s Trust board still awarded over $2…

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UWF takes on McKendree

Will Kennedy previews the game that start at 1 p.m.

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Daily Outtakes: Tango in Pensacola?

The Escambia County School Board is asking a judge to move from Jacksonville to Pensacola a federal lawsuit about access in school libraries to the…

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Daily Outtakes: Children’s Trust suffers another loss

Kim Krupa submitted her resignation yesterday, effective Oct. 13. Krupa has served for the past year as Escambia Children’s Trust‘s Director of Programs and Performance….

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Daily Outtakes: Somebody get a marker

On Saturday, Leon County Judge J. Lee Marsh ruled that a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Florida…

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Injunction hearing set in Escambia book fight

A federal judge has scheduled a Sept. 15 hearing in a request for a preliminary injunction in a fight about access in school libraries to…

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Daily Outtakes: Argo Football tonight

UWF begins its seventh season of football tonight at 6 p.m., welcoming Kentucky Wesleyan to Pen Air Field. The Argonauts are 56-21 all-time and have…

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UWF reenacts the trial of James Meredith

University of West Florida Department of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Legal Studies and UWF Department of Theatre will present the James Meredith Trial Reenactment and…

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Daily Outtakes: Idalia now Cat 4, downgraded Cat 3 before landfall

Update – 6:45 am: EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE IDALIA MAKES LANDFALL IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND… …. The media reports it made landfall near…

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Daily Outtakes: Escambia tops state in book complaints, award-winning coffee

Escambia Schools Lead the State …in books being banned. The Tampa Bay Times reports that most of Florida’s counties have few challenges about their school…

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Gov. DeSantis directs $1 million for Edward Waters University for campus security

Over the weekend, Gov. Ron DeSantis condemned the horrific, racially-motivated murders in Jacksonville near Edward Waters University. He announced an initial, immediate award of $1…

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Daily Outtakes: Idalia coming, former PNJ reporter honored

Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen to a hurricane and hit Florida in the Big Bend area on Wednesday away from Escambia and Santa…

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Mayor’s Bowl on Friday, Aug. 25

Mayor D.C. Reeves, Booker T. Washington High School, and Pensacola High School invite you to the third annual Mayor’s Bowl on Friday, Aug. 25, celebrating…

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Daily Outtakes: Classical Regression, Cheers and Goodbye

The Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the state’s public universities, is expected next week to approve the Classical Learning Test for college admission –…

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Escambia School Board seeks to end book lawsuit

By Jim Saunders ©2023 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved; see terms. TALLAHASSEE — The Escambia County School Board on Monday urged a…

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Daily Outtakes: UWF, Warrington Prep, United Way

Dr. Martha Saunders said on “Real News with Rick Outzen” that the University of West Florida has set a new enrollment record. “We’ve hit another…

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DeSantis spends $25 million for 200-300 more New College students

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the GOP-controlled Florida Legislature pumped $25 million into operational enhancements and student scholarships at New College of Florida. On Friday, he…

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