Category: Education
Dr. Eman El-Sheikh wins global award
Dr. Eman El-Sheikh of the University of West Florida was awarded the GISEC Global Educator of the Year award at the 2024 GISEC Cyber Excellence…
Escambia School Board still has to ‘Tango’
A federal judge let Lake County and Education Commissioner Manny Diaz off the hook but not the Escambia County School Board. ‘Tango’ Book Fight Gets…
UWF surpasses Day of Giving goal
The University of West Florida exceeded its fundraising goals during the sixth annual Day of Giving, raising nearly $198,000 from 1,226 alumni, students, parents, faculty,…
UWF Cyber Ambassadors
The University of West Florida placed second in the 2023 CAE-CD Community Outreach Award Competition, which is given by the National Centers of Academic Excellence…
Teacher Hiring Event on May 4
Escambia County Public Schools is hosting an in-person Teacher Hiring Event to fill teacher positions for the 2024-2025 school year. This year’s Hiring Event will…
What Florida law school did best on Florida Bar exam?
FloridaPolitics.com reports that 56.3% passed the Florida Bar exam for the first time in February. Florida International University College of Law in Miami had the…
Pensacola State may rise tuition and fees
Pensacola State College announces the proposed Full Cost of Instruction Fee cost and lab fee changes for several courses for students enrolled in the programs….
UWF memorial scholarship honors alum David Guss Fell
A $150,000 gift to the University of West Florida from the late Ann Fell established the David Gus Fell Memorial Scholarship Endowment, which will benefit…
DeSantis visits Warrington, discusses ECPS hot button topics
Today, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a media event at Warrington Preparatory School to highlight parts of HB 1285 regarding the school turnaround plans and book…
UWF Day of Giving – April 18
University of West Florida Argonauts and friends are invited to support the University of West Florida and its programs on UWF’s sixth annual Day of…
Daily Outtakes: UWF launches capital campaign w/new stadium
By Tom St. Myer The University of West Florida launched the public phase of its “Here for Good” capital campaign with the announcement that a…
Black Founders’ Innovation Summit
Innovators and entrepreneurs from across Florida and the Southeast will attend the two-day Black Founders’ Innovation Summit on April 19-20 in Pensacola. The summit brings…
Escambia schools closed tomorrow
Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard has announced that schools and district offices will be closed and all extra-curricular activities canceled on Wednesday, April…
Daily Outtakes: UDC still cannot repay loan
NorthEscambia.com reports that the Urban Development Center failed to pay off its loan from the Town of Century and has asked for another extension. Read…
Daily Outtakes: Master educator coming to Penascola
Yesterday, I interviewed Dr. Angela Bush, the Birmingham middle school principal who took over Erwin Middle School and got the school off Alabama’s Comprehensive Support…
UWF Historic Trust partners with DeFuniak Landmarks
The University of West Florida Historic Trust has partnered with F. Diane Pickett, local emerging author and the president and founder of DeFuniak Landmarks, a…
School District adds weapon detection
Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Keith Leonard has announced that all middle and high schools will begin randomly screening students with a new weapons detection…
Escambia schools designated ‘Schools of Excellence’
On March 29, Florida State Chancellor of Education Paul Burns announced 783 Florida schools have achieved the designation of Schools of Excellence for the 2022-2023…
Scholarship deadline approaching
The Pensacola Interstate Fair, Inc. is reminding graduating high school seniors that the deadline to apply for the 2024 John E. Frenkel, Sr. Educational Grant…
UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund places
The University of West Florida’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund placed second among the nation’s student-managed bond funds at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education’s…
