Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May works with kids living in some of the county’s poorest neighbors and is frustrated that the Escambia Children’s Trust staff continues to push for ancillary programs that…
Category: Education
Children’s Trust moves further away from pockets of poverty
The Escambia Children’s Trust staff wants to create a new hotline to connect parents with services – with a price tag of $1.6 million for the first year. It appears to be…
Three districts wanted appointed superintendent
A review of the voting by district on the 2018 referendum for an appointed school superintendent reveals that three districts approved of the change. Two districts- D2 and D3 – have some…
Lewis Bear Jr – ‘A Force of Nature’
On WCOA this morning, Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, discussed Lewis Bear Jr.’s commitment to the university. “For many years, he served on our foundation board of…
Bergosh supports appointed superintendent, not a Boss Hogg
County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh discussed appointed vs. elected school superintendent on my radio show yesterday. The voters approved moving to appointed in the 2018 general election. The switch happened in November 2020…
Lewis Bear Jr. & the Arts
Former Pensacola Museum of Art Maria Goldberg discussed Lewis Bear Jr’s love for the visual arts. “If you were to look back in the history of the museum from its inception as…
Superintendent: Grit, determination needed
At the end of the 2020-21 school year, School Superintendent Tim Smith and the Escambia School Board began work on a five-year strategic plan. “The plan sets a roadmap for where we’re…
Superintendent responds to Salzman
Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith responded to State Rep. Salzman’s call for his resignation with a viewpoint in the Pensacola News Journal. He addresses her complaints individually, which he labeled “Fiction.”…
Viewpoint: Setting schools on a collision course
Superintendent reversal would set Escambia Schools on a collision course with failure By Jarah Jacquay Escambia County’s governmental gears are grinding slowly into reverse and setting our schools and students on a…
The Fair offers college scholarships
The Pensacola Interstate Fair is proud to announce that applications are now available for the 2023-2024 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant program. Deadline to submit application online is April 10, 2023. The…
School board gave Smith positive ratings
The school board evaluated School Superintendent Tim Smith last May at the end of his full school year. No one said he needed improvement. District 1 – Kevin Adams Leadership – Satisfactory…
Myth-busting: School District is better
In the fall of 2018 when voters approved a referendum empowering the school board to appoint the school superintendent, the district ranked 53 out of 67 counties and had some of the…