Category: Education
Guttam to head UWF Center on Aging
Press Release: The University of West Florida named Dr. Rodney Guttmann as the director of the UWF Center on Aging, effective Aug. 8. He will…
Minear New UWF VP
Press Release: University of West Florida (UWF) President Judith A. Bense this week announced the appointment of Dorothy ‘Dottie†J. Minear, Ph.D. to senior associate…
Charter Schools don’t always work
Orlando Sentinel reports that charter schools, which account for only a fraction of the state’s public schools, received half of all the F’s when the…
Montclair Elementary honored
The Florida Department of Education recognized Montclair Elementary as one of its high performing schools. It improved from a F to an A. Here is…
Santa Rosa School District slices $21 million from budget
Daily News reports the Santa Rosa County School District is looking at more than $28 million in cuts. The proposed budget puts the district’s overall…
UWF named among 2011 “Great Colleges to Work Forâ€
Press release: The University of West Florida is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to rankings by The Chronicle…
Warrington Middle still waiting for turnaround
The daily newspaper has put a positive spin on Warrington Middle School, which has been on the state’s list of schools in danger of being…
Top 10 Principles for Change Agents
I came across this article through Twitter. It’s by Claude DiDomenica, Co-founder, Columnist and Blogmaster of the website Secretary of Innovation. I thought with change…
Oops. Camelot failing, too
While the daily newspaper is focusing on the problems with two charter schools, A.A. Dixon and Jacqueline Harris, the Camelot Academy, the middle school that…
Extortionists call ACLU terrorists
Liberty Counsel is getting paid about $265,000 to leave the Santa Rosa School District alone. It issued today a press release with the title “ACLU’s…
Escambia accounts for nearly 20 percent of new A schools
According to the press release from the Florida Department of Education, of Florida’s 2,547 graded elementary, middle and non-high-school combination public schools earning “A” through…
Most improved elementary schools take different paths
The most improved Escambia County elementary schools are Montclair, Weis and Oakcrest. Montclair jumped 155 points, primarily by huge increases in the percentages meeting high…
Low performing Middle Schools slipping further behind
The three lowest performing middle schools in Escambia County are Bellview (447 pts), Warrington (450 pts) and Woodham (453 pts). All three are C schools…
Escambia District returns to B status
The Florida Department of Education has issued its school grades and the Escambia District has returned B status. Last year the district had fallen to…
More students can get out of failing schools
Gov. Rick Scott signed yesterday a bill into law that expands the Opportunity Scholarship program, which allows students to transfer to better-performing public schools. Under…
Unearthing Molino
A major archaeological dig is underway this summer in Molino. UWF students have found evidence of a 1700’s mission and even a 6,000 year old…
Library of Congress Traveling Exhibit coming
Press Release: A special Library of Congress traveling exhibition—mounted in a customized 18-wheel truck—will visit Pensacola for two days during the July 4th weekend. “Gateway…
Student drug testing to cost parents
The Escambia County School Board passed on first reading an amendment to its random student drug testing program which will begin in the fall for…
Pensacola State gets downtown marker
Press Release: Pensacola State College invites the community to the unveiling of a Florida Heritage Site Historical Marker honoring the original home of the college….
School Board to air thoughts on superintendent
Here is something that will never happen in Pensacola, but it should. The St. Pete Times reports that the Pinellas County School Board wants to…
