Crush the Crisis

On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,” an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing…

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School foundation gets new leader

The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation to announced the selection of Kristie Kelley as its new executive director. Kelley served on the ECPS Foundation Board…

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Viewpoint: Teachers need more support

By Kimberly Sullivan The Escambia County School District recently congratulated itself for the slight increase in the number of A, B and C schools within…

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Corcoran shakes up disabilities organization

By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened a criminal investigation into a state organization that…

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Florida Board of Accountancy announces Clay Ford Scholarship Recipients

he Florida Board of Accountancy (FBA), a professional regulation board of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), today announced the 2019 recipients of…

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UWF Haas Center 5.0 announced

Pensacola, Fla. – August 21, 2019 – The University of West Florida announces the expansion of the UWF Haas Center in its mission to support…

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Doing the Super Majority Dance

On Thursday, Aug.15, the Escambia County School Board held another workshop to discuss the proposed policies for the appointed superintendent. At the top of the…

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ACT tests lost

NorthEscambia.com has published story about how ACT tests taken by Florida and Alabama students at Escambia County High School in Atmore in June have been…

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Profound words from Dr. Dre’

When Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran last Friday traveled to Pensacola to speak to the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club, he brought with him the 2020 Florida…

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Has Malcolm Thomas seen this?

Research 101: Solid, documented facts can be found using the “Google Machine.” In 2015, Steven Soules of the University of Central Florida produced “An Evaluation…

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St. Lucie also pays 20 weeks severance

The St. Lucie County School District is similar in student population to Escambia County and is ranked #30 in the state. It has an appointed…

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CivicCon: Successful school systems let parents hire principals

At last night’s CivicCon, Dr. Ron Ferguson attributed the success of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) to its focus on quality principals. He mentioned that parents…

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