DOE miscalculates O.J. Semmes grade

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that school grades in 40 of Florida’s 67 school districts were miscalculated and have been bumped upward—impacting 213 schools. The…

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Collegiate High School Open House at PSC

Come learn about opportunities awaiting you during Collegiate High School’s open house.  The community event is 5 to 7 p.m. July 24, in Building 11…

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Boom and Bust of Student Loans

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released today its report private student loan market which shows that, according to its estimates, outstanding student loan debt…

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Escambia School District drops to C, ranked 52 in state

The Escambia County Public School District is ranked 52 out of 68 districts in the state of Florida, putting it right at the dividing line…

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Weekend Review

Our reporter Jeremy Morrison had one heck of week covering local government: Pink Slime Time Asmar, the Union and the “Third Party” EBO Report: ‘Fluff…

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First Grade and the Long Day

The Escambia County School District will be taking a couple of new approaches this next school year in an attempt to help students and schools…

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Santa Rosa Schools do well again

The Florida Department of Education released school grades for school year 2011-12 yesterday. In a press release, the Santa Rosa District School District celebrated that…

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How can district deal with Escambia High School emergency

Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has declared an emergency at Escambia High after a recent fire revealed the school had asbestos in the building. The school district…

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Gaetz calls for multi-year phase in of new school testing

State Senator Don Gaetz said in a press release that he believes future changes to educational standards should be done over multiple years. He believes…

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What schools improved or which ones declined

We have been crunching the sch0ol grade numbers. FCAT 2.0 was tough, but some schools actually improved their scores.  As reported earlier today, A.A. Dixon…

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Will State DOE rescue Warrington Middle

Three years into his proclaimed turnaround of Warrington Middle School, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his school board must admit that the millions that they have…

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A.A. Dixon outperforms school district

While Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his school board spent so much time chastising Rev. Lutimothy May and A.A. Dixon Charter School, the district saw two…

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