Category: Education

by Lawrence S. Wittner The issue of making college tuition-free has recently come to the fore in American politics, largely because the two leading contenders…

The National Center for Education Statistics today released the Nation’s Report Card on mathematics and reading assessment findings across the country for fourth and eighth…

Pensacola native Morgan Arnett enrolled this summer into the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Buffalo. Her work has been featured at…

On Nov. 6, the Frank Brown Songwriters’ Festival will pay tribute to Nashville’s legendary producer Larry Butler with a special concert at the University of…

On News Talk 1370 WCOA, I will interview Mica Hughes-Harrell, UWF Director of Wellness Services, on The Red Flag Campaign, national initiative to raise awareness…

On Friday, I had interviewed Rob Overton, executive director of the University of West Florida Historic Trust. He talked about the newly announced interpretative master…

Pensacola State College Visual Arts Instructor Linh O’Briant recently received a Merit Award in the 2015 SEGD Global Design Awards program. O’Briant’s recognition from the…

Press release: Affordable Colleges Online recently ranked Pensacola State College’s Bachelor of Science in nursing degree program third in the nation for offering academic rigor,…

Press release: The University of West Florida Historic Trust unveiled its interpretive master plan to the public on Tuesday during an event at the Museum…

Yesterday on “Pensacola Speaks,” I interviewed Karen Nussle, Executive Director of the Collaborative for Student Success, on how the state of Florida should define student…

The University of West Florida today will unveil the UWF Historic Trust Interpretive Master Plan. Last week, I interviewed Rob Overton, Chief Operating Officer of…

Last Thursday morning, the National Movement for Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, and Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceLast Friday held a press conference in a church…

On Wednesday, we reported that the Escambia County School District had mishandled Pell Grant disbursements and will have to pay back to the U.S. Department…

Press release: The University of West Florida is pleased to announce a new program offering with the creation of the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical…

The Escambia County School District has been found to be out of compliance in how it has handled Pell Grants at George Stone Area Vocational…

Press release: Educators, business leaders and public officials have collaborated across counties in recent years to address what many have called a critical shortage of…

The University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, in collaboration with the University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was…

New FCSS President Is From ECSD: The Florida Council for the Social Studies (FCSS) Conference was held Oct. 2 – 4, 2015 in Kissimmee, Florida,…

On “Pensacola Speaks,” IN Rising Star Kelly Reeser, the director of Entrepreneurial Development at Florida West, discussed the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!). Middle and high-school…

Press release:A ceremony and reception were held at Brentwood Elementary School yesterday for the presentation of a banner to mark their selection as a National…