Category: Education
Escambia County kids choose Obama
More than 6,500 students across the county, representing 15 schools, who cast votes online in this year’s election through a partnership with Kids Voting called…
Hammering Out the Libraries
The West Florida Public Library system got a Band-Aid yesterday for fiscal year 2013. Now the city of Pensacola and Escambia County must figure out…
State Education Board votes to keep A.A. Dixon open
At today’s State Board of Education meeting in Boca Raton, the board unanimously voted to grant the appeal of termination by A. A. Dixon Charter…
UWF Downtown Lecture looks at security and transparency in digital age
By Shelby Smithey… Jocelyn Evans, chair of the University of West Florida Department of Government, will discuss how technological advances and terrorist attacks have affected…
Bense: Altier has “other opportunitiesâ€
University of West Florida President Judy Bense said this afternoon that the departure of Matt Altier, vice president of administrative services, “wasn’t unexpected.†She said…
Breaking news: UWF VP Matt Altier is no longer employed by the school
The mastermind behind the University of West Florida’s purchase of Scenic Hill Golf Course, public-private projects that would bring hotels, housing and a football stadium…
City Explores Charter School
Should the city of Pensacola start a charter school? It’s a question the Pensacola City Council may decide to start exploring tonight. “It’s really saying,…
Library Wars
Following a week of back-and-forth over library funding during which city of Pensacola Administrator Bill Reynolds equated recent positions taken by Escambia County as “extortion, 
Library Letters in ‘Chinatown’
The library system was a topic of discussion last time the Escambia County Commission met, and chances are it will be tomorrow as well. While…
ECARE, an Empty School and Dixon’s Journey
During its workshop today, the Escambia County School Board discussed reading progress within the district, the future of a closed campus and the progress of…
Coalition Addresses Discipline Discrimination
Citizens and organizations concerned about discriminatory disciplinary practices in local schools are being invited to join the Escambia Youth Justice Coalition. The coalition—facilitated by the…
UWF Lecture Series
The University of West Florida’s Downtown Lecture series will begin this week with a presentation from the school’s president. President Judy Bense—who is also an…
Shhh, Library Talk
Escambia County Commissioner Kevin White hit hard and early this morning, pouncing on what he termed “this garbage going on with the Northwest Florida Library.”…
Dixon School of the Arts takes arts to another level, thanks to Studers
The charter school at A.A. Dixon has a new name – “Dixon School of the Arts.” For most of last year, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and…
Do you believe in Dalton Sherman? I do. (video)
This is truly inspirational–great message for the Escambia Public School District administration:
Pensacola State welcomes first 11 Penacola Pledge Scholars
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Eleven Pensacola State College students and 24 University of West Florida students are beginning their freshman year as part of the inaugural…
State of UWF Address
The University of West Florida will host the 2012 State of the University Address tomorrow morning. In a press release, the address is descried as…
Scott ask seven superintendents to cut DOE red tape
Gov. Rick Scott has announced that seven school superintendents will be asked to share ideas that will cut through the red tape and regulation in…
Teachers helping teachers, first year declared success
by Shelby Smithey… During a special workshop agenda Thursday, Sept. 13, the Escambia County School Board heard an update on a new mentoring program that…
Don Gaetz says education not where it should be
State Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) said today, during his visit to the IN offices, the Florida Department of Education was hit with a “trifecta of…
