UWF Foundation announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors

UWF Foundation announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors Press Release: The University of West Florida Foundation, Inc., today announced its 2015-2016 Board of Directors, as new…

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UWF Center for Entrepreneurship announced, Studer named Entrepreneur-in-Residence

This morning University of West Florida and Quint and Rishy Studer announced a partnership to develop the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of West…

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Escambia County trails state averages for Algebra and English EOC

The state has released the End of Course assessments for Algebra 1 and English Language Arts: Spring 2015 FSA Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Percentage of…

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PSC Names New Head Softball Coach: Lyndsey Angus

Press Release: Pensacola State College has named Lyndsey Angus as the new head softball coach, Athletic Director Bill Hamilton announced today. Currently on the University…

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Pensacola Speaks: Don Gaetz and Judy Bense today

State Senator Don Gaetz will be on at 5:05 pm. We will discuss the 2016 budget, the line-item vetoes and his candidacy for Congress. At…

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Lovett and other Bay County staff part ways with Newpoint

WJHG TV reports that Carla Lovett, vice president of Curriculum for Newpoint Education Partners and Cambridge Education Group, has severed her ties with NEP for…

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State may require charter school operators to give more history

The Florida Board of Education will consider on Wednesday an amendment to charter school applications that would require operators to disclose their history with other…

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UWF moves up to fifth in performance

The University of West Florida has jumped from 12th to 5th in the state’s performance based funding (PBF) measurement system. Dr. Judy Bense sent out…

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Newpoint Education has attendance problems in Ohio, too

When School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas recommended that Escambia County School Board terminate the contracts for Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy, his staff pointed out…

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NC schools cut ties to Newpoint Education Partners

Two North Carolina charter schools seeking approval to open in 2016 have dropped Newpoint Education Partners (NEP) as their management company. Pine Springs Preparatory Academy…

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Newpoint used Bay County funds for Pensacola schools

The Panama City News Herald reports that Newpoint Education Partners violated Florida Department of Education rules. The Bay County School District’s staff found that 80…

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School enrollment is flat in Escambia County

Less than year after Escambia County voters approved an extension of the sales tax for public schools–and two weeks after he pre-filed for a third…

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