UWF Innovation Institute launches MyCareerShines, online system for Florida students and job seekers

MyCareerShines – Florida’s new career and education planning system – is now available to the vast majority of Floridians in school and the workforce. The…

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UWF Historic Trust: ‘2015: An Anniversary Year in U.S. Civil Right’

Dr. Susan Jans-Thomas, director of the University of West Florida Civil Rights Research Lab, presents tonight “2015: An Anniversary Year in U.S. Civil Rights,” in…

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Quint Studer offers free workshop on his first day of retirement

Studer Community Institute sent out this press announcement this morning: Join Quint Studer as he kicks off his first day as a full-time volunteer for…

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ECSD 2016 Teacher Fair set for Feb. 27

Escambia County School District is hosting a Teacher Fair on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Booker T. Washington High School. Registration begins at 8:30 in the…

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Local chosen FDOE Senior Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

Florida’s Commissioner of Education announced that Charlie Dicken, who was nominated by Blue Angels Elementary School, has been selected as the Senior Outstanding Volunteer of…

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UF researchers present inner workings of Ebola vaccine trial

An experimental vaccine combined with an innovative way of vaccinating people has resulted in an estimated 100 percent efficacy of the vaccine against the Ebola…

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Escambia County High Schools – A: 1, B: 3, C:4

West Florida High is Escambia County’s only “A” school. There other seven earned B’s and C’s. [supsystic-tables id=’17’]

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Escambia County has one ‘A’ middle school, B: 4, C:2, D:4

Brown Barge is Escambia County’s middle school that earned an A for the 2015 school year. Four other schools earned B’s – Ransom, Beulah Academy…

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Escambia County has 12 elementary schools earn A’s, B: 4, C:10, D:4, F:4

The Escambia County School District had 11 elementary schools earn A’s for the 2015 school year, plus Lincoln Park that was given special status for…

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Santa Rosa School District ranked 4th, Escambia County 42nd

The Florida Department of Education released the Preliminary Informational Baseline grades for the 2015 school year. Santa Rosa earned an A with 477 points; Escambia…

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Escambia Superintendent testifies on school construction bill

Escambia School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas testified yesterday before the House Appropriations Committee on HB 837 that would change how public school districts use taxpayer money…

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Escambia County senior classes lose over 30 percent between ninth and twelfth grades

The enrollment of the Escambia County School District has been relatively stable for several years, losing only 14 students between the 2012-13 and 2015-16 school…

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