Superintendent Malcolm Thomas was elected due largely to the teachers, who wanted a change from the Jim Paul regime. Thomas kept most of the Jim Paul crew and there is grumbling among…
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2nd Annual William H. “Bill†Marshall “Back To School” Parade And Picnic
Press Release: Pensacola will once again recognize William H. “Bill†Marshall for his life-long contribution in the areas of ministry, education, community and civic involvement. Movement for Change Presents: The William H….
P.J. O’Rourke, UWF Writer-in-Residence
Press Release: UWF NAMES P.J. O’ROURKE AS THE FIRST WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE; O’ROURKE TO SPEAK AT UWF SEPT. 8 PENSACOLA – The University of West Florida has named P.J. O’Rourke as the university’s first…
Montclair Elementary needs turnaround
The school that is having trouble with the FCAT is Montclair Elementary. It has gone from “A” school three years ago to a “F”. It was the turnaround school of the 2007-2008…
Warrington Middle improved better than majority of Escambia schools
Maybe I spoke too soon. In looking at all the Escambia County FCAT scores, only nine middle and elementary schools improved their total points…two of those are charter schools. Warrington Middle School…
Did Thomas write PNJ article?
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has objected to the latest FCAT scores like most of the other superintendents in the state, but after the state audited the grading process, the state DOE declared they…
School District Backtracks
We were initially told the School District has two offers for the Brownsville Middle School building. Now it looks like there hasn’t been any serious offers on the table yet. Here is…
Two Buyers For Brownsville Building?
Escambia County School District Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis told the IN today there are currently two “potential buyers†lined up for the abandoned Brownsville Middle School building. “I’ve seen one…
Newsweek Ranks PHS 21st In Nation
Newsweek Magazine ranked Pensacola High School 21st in the nation in its annual high school evaluation. This ranking was determined by comparing the number of International Baccalaureate students and Advanced Placement exams…
Christian group continues to drive up Santa Rosa legal fees
Press Release for Liberty Counsel: Liberty Counsel Files Injunction Against Santa Rosa Schools Over Religious Expression www.LC.org Pensacola, FL – During the Memorial Day weekend, Liberty Counsel filed in federal court a…
Thomas barely holds on to Paul FCAT gains
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas dismisses the one point drop in FCAT reading scores for third graders in the Friday edition of the BP marketing solution, Pensacola News Journal. Thomas tells the PNJ that…
What’s up with Jerralds?
Pensacola City Councilman John Jerralds apologized at last night’s council meeting to BP for the council’s harsh response Monday to BP spokeswoman Liz Castro last Monday, according to the News Journal. Jerralds…