Category: Education
Women in Leadership Conference date set
The University of West Florida College of Business Executive Mentor Program will host the eighth annual Women in Leadership Conference on March 11, 2022 at…
DeSantis proposes more pay for teachers
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his education budget proposals, which includes a second-straight year of $1,000 bonuses for Florida’s teachers and principals; $600 million to…
Newpoint accomplice faces stiffer sentence
A convicted accomplice in the scheme to steal education dollars in the biggest charter school scandal in the state of Florida faces a resentencing trial…
Real News podcast: Pumping tax dollars into private schools
Dr. Sally Butzin is the speaker in a special meeting sponsor by the League of Women Voters Pensacola Bay Area. She is a public education…
Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents John O’Conor, piano in concert
The University of West Florida and the Dr. Grier Williams School of Music invite you to join us for a special concert by John O’Conor,…
UWF welcomes National Merit Finalist and other top scholars to campus
Pensacola, Fla. – Oct. 4, 2021 – The University of West Florida welcomed its tenth National Merit Finalist in five years this fall. Landon Nelson…
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 30
Former Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan explains why he brought jail medical services in-house after he took office in 2009. Dr. Martha Saunders, UWF president,…
State Board eyes 11 Districts over mask policies
The chess game between Gov. DeSantis and President Biden continues. When will they run out of pawns? – RO By Jim Saunders, The News Service…
Feds offset DeSantis fines for Broward
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it is awarding more than $420,000 to the Broward County School Board to cover state financial penalties…
Escambia County School District falls in line with Lapado
Two days after the board, the school district announced it further relax its Covid safety protocols to comply with the directive from Dr. Joseph A….
Real News podcasts: Thursday, Sept. 23
We had a fantastic show today. Rebekah Jones, data scientist and Democratic candidate for Congress, discusses the latest rules from the state on Covid and…
State puts more Covid decisions in parents’ hands
Gov. DeSantis and his Department of Health have put more Covid decisions regarding the child’s schooling in the hands of parents. Parents will no longer…