Category: Education
Education: Common Core
Education is more than test scores. While Escambia County Public School District focuses on FCAT scores, Florida and 41 other states are moving towards the…
Except in Escambia County
The Escambia County Public School District has 11 middle and elementary schools that have greater than 70 percent minority student populations. All have over 90…
Minority and poor doesn’t mean bad grades
More proof that schools with minority and economically disadvantaged students can succeed. There are 87 non-charter middle and elementary schools in Florida that have over…
Facts on Mater Academy Charter Middle/High Schools
Minority and economically disadvantaged students can excel in the right school: MATER ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH Total Students 9TH 398 10TH 336 11TH 356 12TH 371…
Another school that gets it right
At Mater Academy Charter High School in Hialeah Gardens, students are never asked “if’’ they’re going to college. They’re asked “where.’’ Nearly 80 percent of…
Poll shows concerns about Escambia School District
The public isn’t happy with the direction of the Escambia County public schools. Despite statements by school district officials that classrooms are safe, people are…
School District appears to blame victim again
Unbelievably, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas appears to be blaming the female victim in an alleged sexual assault. The daily newspaper ran on its front page a…
8-Year-Old Brings Marijuana to School
ECSO press release: A third grade student brought marijuana to school on Tuesday, launching an investigation by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida…
Buzz: Washington High to lose another dean
Booker T. Washington High School had four deans two years. Last fall one dean was cut. The word we’re getting is another dean will be…
Buzz: ECSO hitting wall on school investigations
Buzz: Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan has ordered a review of all the reports from his deputies regarding incidents at the schools. The word I’m…
Brownsville Middle School sale falls through
George Hawthorne has notified Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas that his company will not be able to complete its purchased of the closed middle school….
School Board needs independent investigation
It’s becoming clear that the Escambia County School Board needs to do an independent investigation into the reporting of crime and violence in the schools…
Conversation with mother of sexually assaulted Tate student
The mother of the 14-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted last month in a reading class at Tate High School called me Sunday night. She…
Godzilla silent on SESIR
Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh has been an ardent defender of Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and how Tate High officials handled the sexual assault…
Slayton’s bizarre tale shows teachers at risk
At yesterday’s Escambia County School Board workshop, board member Bill Slayton, the former principal of Woodham High School, gave a weird example of an incident…
Trouble with the story titles and angles
NorthEscambia.com has this title “Escambia Considers Moving School Bus Stops To Avoid Sex Offenders” about the Escambia County School Board considering a new policy to…
SESIR: “Ponies and Balloons”
Julie Collins for the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Safe Schools made a presentation on SESIR (School Environmental Safety Incident Report) and Discipline Reporting…
Playboy releases party list, School District left off
Playboy magazine’s list of top party schools was released today prior to the magazine’s Friday publication date. No. 1 on Playboy’s list is the University…
New online tool for School District officials
Escambia County Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas has announced that the school district will begin a new training program for deans and principals so that…
Curb School Violence Initiative
The Escambia County Public School District administration and the School Board need to recognize that the goals of improving academic performance and reducing student violence…
