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 school year. The 76.9 percent graduation rate…
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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 in the country (Orange County), a guy…
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 with the Pensacola Yacht Club beginning in…
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 close their school. According the newspaper, enrollment…
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, it feels as though you’ve stepped into…
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 the beginning of the school year. Here…
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 the attention of policymakers. The report, Organizing…
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, school administration, parents and neighborhood leaders had…
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, according to my sources. Instead of winning…
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 at the Captain’s Room at the Atlas…
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 – with a salary range of $52,856…
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 a shame that Congress seems more interested…