Category: Education
Buzz: Thomas rejects NG buses
NorthEscambia.com reports today that ECUA is purchasing 50 new natural gas trash trucks and partnering with Energy Service of Pensacola to provide fuel to run…
Two years later, Brownsville Middle School still vacant
Two years ago, Rev. Lutimothy May and his Friendship Missionary Baptist Church offered to buy the dilapidated Brownsville Middle School that was closed in 2007….
Scott recommends FAMU president t/b placed on suspension
After returning from a trade mission to Israel today, Governor Scott was briefed by members of his senior staff regarding the latest developments in the…
Buzz: Sexual battery at West Pensacola Elementary
The cover-ups continue in the Escambia County school system. A female child was allegedly inappropriately touched by an older student at a bus stop. The…
State lawmaker continue to screw with public education
Next to guns, the favorite target of lawmakers is public education. Every year Florida legislator tinker with what has to be taught in school—while still…
Escambia graduation rate drops, while State at highest level ever
The Escambia County Public School District got dealt another a blow today when the Florida Department of Education released the graduation rate for the 2010-11…
FCAT: “They are defending a test that has no accountabilityâ€
Marion Brady on the Washington Post blog relayed an email from a friend : A School Board member from one of the largest school systems…
Local Kids to Learn Sailing
Kids participating in city youth programs next summer may get the opportunity to learn to sail. The City of Pensacola’s Neighborhood Services Department is partnering…
Thomas relents and gives Lincoln Park another year
The Pensacola News Journal is reporting that Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas today told the school’s faculty and staff that he will not…
Escambia High School Launches Flight Academy
Tucked between rows of bright blue lockers are the doors to the NFA-ACE Flight Academy in Escambia High School. Once you walk through the doors,…
Pine Forest sophomore shot and killed
Last night, Pine Forest High School sophomore was shot and killed in the Bellview area. This is the fifth student shot and second killed since…
Three innovative ideas to improve public education
A recent report from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution examines three school organization reforms that may yield positive results but have not captured…
Thomas changing mind on Lincoln Park
According to today’s daily newspaper, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas have had a a change of heart on his proposed closing of Lincoln Park Elementary. Faculty,…
Education Buzz: Secret meeting fiasco, EDS skinny
The secret meeting that Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas held last Friday to win support for his policies dealing with abandoned school properties failed miserably,…
Buzz: Thomas schedules secret meeting on closed school property
Although Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has not filed to run for re-election, he’s heavy into damage control. He is holding a private, invitation-only luncheon meeting today…
Buzz: Thomas creates position for fired EDS principal
There is a buzz in the Escambia County Public School District that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has created a position – Executive Assistant to the Superintendent…
Congress: Pizza is a vegetable
Center for Science in the Public Interest Policy Director Margo G. Wootan is upset that Congress wants pizza declared a vegetable in school cafeterias: It’s…
NWC defends Penn State assistant coach
The National Whistleblowers Center defends people who come forward and point out injustices and crimes where they work. It’s motto is “Honesty without Fear.” NWC…
Lunch with Malcolm
Tying community-involvement with students to their success in school—and life— Escambia County School District Superintendent Malcolm Thomas challenged people to become actively involved with youth….
School buzz: Godzilla upset, knife-welding 9yo destroys classroom
School Board member Jeff “Godzilla” Bergosh wants to put another obstacle in front of law enforcement investigating crimes on public school campuses. “I believe the…
