Category: Education

Escambia County only has two 10 grades that exceed the state average (53%) for students that are performing on grade level or higher for English…

The Florida Department of Education yesterday released the state assessment grades for the school districts. Santa Rosa County sent out a letter touting its successes….

The ACLU of Florida reviewed discipline data provided by the Florida Departments of Education and Juvenile Justice. The ACLU found that among the largest school…

With Gov. Ron DeSantis and nearly the entire state of Florida talking about the need to improve vocational education and create a stronger young workforce,…

State Attorney Bill Eddins investigated alleged violations involving athletics at Milton High School, primarily stipends or supplements paid sport coaches. It was alleged that these…

The Florida Board of Governors named the University of West Florida as a top-performing public university for the third consecutive year, securing a spot in…

In a recent InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 643 likely Escambia County voters, we found that less than 40 percent supported using school vouchers to pay…

In an InWeekly/Political Matrix poll of 643 likely Escambia County voters, we found only one out of three voters was satisfied how the county’s public…

The recent Inweekly/Political Matrix poll found Escambia County voters are split on the school board hiring Malcolm Thomas as its first appointed superintendent, although the…

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Rep. Alex Andrade knew it was going to be a tough evening. The District 2 Republican was sitting in the Brownsville…

Spring 2019 FSA English Language Arts Grade 3 Assessment State Report was released yesterday. The Escambia County School District’s scores really exposed the difficulty the…

Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has delayed the start of a training program that would prepare students in IT, Cybersecurity, Advanced Manufacturing, and Aviation/Aerospace…