Category: Education
Mother says her son was warning of danger, not threatening
The mother of the Booker T. Washington High School student that was arrested last month and charged with threatening the school has told Inweekly that…
Grand jury slams Okaloosa school superintendent
An Okaloosa County grand jury issued a scathing report stating that School Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson failed to satisfy her obligations to provide for the…
The message from Superintendent Thomas today
I wasn’t going to post today because I’m working another project but I was sent the above photo. The deans passed this out as students…
Cyberthon 2018 sets records
More than 300 local students from dozens of schools across Northwest Florida participated in Cyberthon 2018 this past weekend, the fourth annual cybersecurity awareness and…
Essay contest for National Flight Academy scholarships ends March 14
The Studer Foundation is sponsoring an essay contest for 80 middle school students in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties. The essay contest winners will get…
UWF and NSA announce partnership
The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity hit another milestone in its four-year history last week when it announced a partnership with the National…
Florida House passes school-safety bill but not with local help
By Dara Kam THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Editor’s Note: Local representatives – Clay Ingram, Frank White and Jayer Williamson voted against the school-safety bill…
Escambia public school enrollment down
According to the Florida Department of Education, school enrollment dropped in Escambia County by 94 students to 40,292. In the 2007-08 school year, the district…
School Districts offers instructions for lockdowns
This has been added to the Escambia County School District’s website. What to Expect In the Event of a School Elevated Security Notification: Students Stay…
Historical commission rules wreck not famous slave ship Clotilda
Yesterday, the Alabama Historical Commission (AHC), in coordination with the National Park Service (NPS), the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, (NMAAHC),…
Dog House Deli helps Manna #schoolfuel
Dog House Deli will be joining the fight against hunger in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties by launching #schoolfuel next week, March 5-9. When approached…
Cyberthon 2018 will set attendance record
Randy Ramos, CEO of Global Business Solutions, Inc., said this year’s Cyberthon will have over 300 participants. “Besides the 100+ high school and college students…
