Category: Education
Silver lining on FCAT writing scores – 4th grade
The majority of the Escambia County elementary schools improved on the writing scores and narrowed the gap between the percentage of fourth graders scoring 4…
5 of 7 Escambia High School do well on FCAT writing
Only Pensacola and Escambia High failed to surpass the state FCAT writing averages for scores of 4 or higher: District Name School Name Number of…
4 of 11 Escambia middle school surpass state FCAT writing average
The surprise in the eighth grade reading is that the “IB middle school,” Workman, didn’t surpass state average for scores 4 or above. The Camelot…
Nine 4th grades surpass state FCAT writing averages
Escambia County only had nine fourth grade classes exceed the state FCAT writing averages for students thatscored a 4 or higher—and A.K. Suter, Hellen Caro…
FCAT writing scores to be released today
The easiest of the of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests will be released Florida Dept. of Education at 10 a.m. today. The writing exams are are…
No real FCAT progress made in five years
We’ve had the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test for over 10 years. School districts have had plenty of time to figure out how to prepare third…
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…
