Elementary Schools Academic rankings

Top 25% Helen Caro #221 Molino Park 236 Suter 294 Pine Meadow 342 Cordova Park 383 Scenic Heights 392 Bratt 402 Top 50% Byrneville 564…

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Middle School Academic Rankings….not so good

There are 583 middle schools in Florida. Escambia County only has 4 in the top 50%–one of which, Brown Barge, is a magnet school. Top…

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High School Rankings – Academic, not sports

Out of 404 public high schools in Florida: Top 25% West Florida #30 Top Third Pensacola High School (courtesy of IB program) #111 Northview High…

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Buzz: Teachers must hand in tax returns to district office

I’m hearing that the District administration is asking teachers send in copies of front page of their federal income tax returns to comply with an…

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Blueprint for keeping college affordable

In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a comprehensive approach to tackling rising college cost. Here’s his blueprint: Creating New Incentives…

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Schools Make Education Fun

Taking a break from FCAT preparation, students at A.A. Dixon Charter School were treated to a night of skating at Landmark Skate and Fun Center…

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Dixon and the District and the ‘Steep Hill’

School district officials wanted to shut it down. It was $100,000 in the hole and labeled as “failing” by the state. But a semester down…

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Buzz: Suter to be replaced with $20 million new school

The Escambia County Public School District has closed three schools in African-American neighborhoods. The Superintendent would like to add Lincoln Park and A.A. Dixon to…

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UWF Hosts Pulitzer Prize Winner and New York Times Journalist

Tonight at 6 p.m., the UWF Department of Communication Arts, School of Fine and Performing and Communication Arts and College of Arts and Sciences will…

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Escambia School District shrinking, especially white enrollment

The enrollment of the Escambia County Public School District has declined since the 2008-2009 school year from 40,921 to 40,495. Hispanic and other minority students…

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Are black children the problem with Escambia County public schools?

No, the problem is the Escambia County Public School District hasn’t figured out how to teach African-American children. Give or take a percentage point, 40%…

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Escambia County Public School District ranked 44th in Florida

Out of the 67 counties in Florida, Escambia County ranked 44th, placing it in the bottom third of the state-even though it got a B…

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