Escambia deputy named School Resource Officer of the Year

Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Florida Association of School Resource Officers yesterday named the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Senior Deputy Ronald Gill the 2016…

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Women in Technology : ‘Women in Aviation’ on July 20

Innovation Coast’s next Women in Technology event will feature a panel discussion with the theme of women in aviation. The event is scheduled for 4-6…

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Studer to speak at UWF Center for Entrepreneurship workshop

The Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of West Florida College of Business is hosting a workshop on Thursday, Aug. 4 at 9 a.m. in…

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Pensacola MESS Hall: Building with Biology week. June 18-24

The Pensacola MESS Hall presents Building with Biology during the week of July 18th-24th., Biology week brings the science of life to your own hands…

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New grading system provides more balanced picture of public school performance

The Foundation for Florida’s Future on Friday sent out a press release defending the new grading system of public schools. It believes the grades balance…

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Education Crisis: Escambia County has some of the worst middle and high schools in Florida

On Friday, we reported that over 40 percent of Escambia County School District’s public elementary schools are on the state’s Bottom 300 list. Three of…

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How to get a job in Pensacola [podcast]

Pensacola has the third best job market in the state of Florida. Dr. Katie Hudon, Assistant Director of Career Services and an instructor at UWF,…

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A Cry for Independent Analysis: Oakcrest Elementary falls from A to F in six years

One criticism of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has been that he and his leadership at the district level haven’t been able to maintain success at the…

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Escambia has 13 elementary school on FLDOE 300 lowest list

The lowest 300 elementary schools are determined based on the English language arts achievement and learning gains points each school earns in the school grades…

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Pensacola Palafox Historic District placed on National Register of Historic Places

Secretary of State Ken Detzner announced today that the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District and Pensacola’s Palafox Historic District were recently listed on the National Park…

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Escambia School District drops to a ‘C’ grade

The Escambia County School District dropped from a B to a C grade for the 2015-16 school year, according to preliminary results released Friday by…

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UWF professor honored for mentoring

The American Chemical Society Scholars Program has selected University of West Florida Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dr. Karen Molek as the 2016 recipient of the…

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