Category: Education

IHMC Research Scientist Dawn Kernagis is the 2018 recipient of the Young Scientist/Medical Doctor Award that is presented annually by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical…

In 2011, the Escambia County School District was awarded an $8.3 million Race to the Top grant. The district was one of 35 in the…

In May 2009, Navy Point Elementary led the district in gains for fourth-grade writing and third-grade math and reading. It was an ‘A’ school. Superintendent…

Last week, the Florida Broad of Education released its Performance Metric Scores for the state universities. The University of West Florida finished tied for third,…

The Escambia County School District received a ‘B’ grade for the FY 2017-18 school year. This is amazing considering: 1. The District only earned 54…

The high schools in Escambia County improved the points they earned this past school year.  Pine Forest improved its grade from a ‘D’ to a…

Escambia County School District scored 20 points higher that it did last year and earned 54 percent of the total possible points to achieve a…

The Florida Board of Governors announced today the University of West Florida is among the top-performing public universities for the second consecutive year. UWF earned…

Lauren Samoszenko, a teacher at Ransom Middle School in Cantonment, was recently selected as one of 29 Holocaust educators from 12 states, Croatia and Poland,…

During its June meeting, Escambia County School Board approved changing the name to the George Stone Area Vocational–Technical Center to George Stone Technical College. According to a…

Max Mateer of Pensacola, Florida won first place in the Senior Individual Performance category at the national finals for the National History Day® Contest. Mateer,…

From the Santa Rosa County School District: The Santa Rosa County School District would like to congratulate all our students, teachers, school staff, administrators, and…

According to the Recording Academy GRAMMY MUSEUM, Joshua Kaye has been chosen from the 2,800 initial nominees to be a GRAMMY Music Educator Award Quarterfinalist….

A majority of Escambia County voters either don’t know the candidates or are undecided on whom to vote for in the three school board primaries…

Red Robin is celebrating the efforts of our teachers with a special promotion. The special offer includes teachers, counselors, admins, education professionals, retired teachers and…

The University of West Florida Historic Trust invites the public to be a part of Pensacola’s vibrant history and bright future at Historic Pensacola’s 28th…

On Friday, June 1, From the Ground Up Community Garden will officially present a mural by Hand in Hand Creative that lines the garden’s shipping…

The University of West Florida Division of Research and Strategic Innovation has announced Dr. Kelvin Bentley as assistant vice president for digital learning and innovation….

The Bream Fishermen Association (BFA) and Pensacola Bay Oyster Company have partnered on the Project Oyster Pilot (POP) study to improve water quality throughout Pensacola…

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced the selection of Tamim Kawakibi of Pensacola, Florida, who attends Pensacola High School in Pensacola, as a…