Category: Education
UWF State of the University raises the bar
Unlike Mayor Ashton Hayward, Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, isn’t afraid to address her constituents – UWF faculty, staff, students…
WEAR report on Escambia County School District tragedy leads to more questions
WEAR TV reporter David Gonzalez interviewed Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and Martha Hanna, his health services coordinator, regarding the death of Audi Anderson, a four-year-old Pre-K…
Records show every public school in Escambia County does not have a nurse
I spoke with former School Board member Jeff Bergosh. He said the District uses a private company, Pediatric Services of America, that provides one health…
Superintendent speaks to media about student’s death (update)
In an interview with the News Journal, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas finally commented on the death of Sherwood Elementary pre-K student, Audi Anderson, five days after…
Mother of choking victim: ‘Nobody else ever has to feel this pain’
We reported yesterday on the death of Audi Anderson, age 4. He was a Pre-K student Sherwood Elementary School who died after choking on food…
Four-year-old chokes in Escambia Co. school cafeteria
Audi Anderson, age 4, died after choking on food while eating in the cafeteria at Sherwood Elementary School. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 19….
UWF museums open for free for evacuees
From UWF Historic Tryst: “Though the University of West Florida is closed, our museums are open for business. Our thoughts are with our fellow Floridians…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House needs volunteers to teach abuse prevention in schools
Gulf Coast Kid’s House (GCKH), a child advocacy center in Escambia County, is seeking volunteers to bring child abuse prevention education into area schools. One…
Navarre High senior named to Students Working Against Tobacco board
Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), Florida’s statewide youth-led movement to combat the tobacco industry, announced the names of its new Youth Advocacy Board members. Catalina…
Ole Miss opens time capsule from 1978
Pieces of Ole Miss history that have been secretly tucked away behind the cornerstone of the Student Union have come to light when the time…
Children’s Home Society and M-Power [podcast]
Last year, The U.S. Department of Education reported that 1.36 million public school students were homeless. Children’s Home Society of Florida is blazing a path…
Proposals for CUBED sought
The University of West Florida’s Pensacola Museum of Art, artists and independent curators Evan Levin and Ashton Howard, and the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival invite…