Category: Education
Santa Rosa Moms for Liberty tells School Board to drop American Library Association ties
Santa Rosa County’s Moms for Liberty executive board passed as resolution requesting the Santa Rosa County School Board to sever ties with the American Library…
Podcast: Ascension and UWF tackle nursing shortage
Ascension Sacred Heart and the University of West Florida will begin a strategic initiative that allows 16 upper-level Bachelor of Science in Nursing students to…
Daily Outtakes: IP cuts 100 jobs
The news hit the web yesterday that International Paper’s Pensacola Mill will permanently cease operation of its #4 pulp machine, impacting 100 jobs in Cantonment….
Schools outside Pensacola get esports grants
Students at seven campuses – Bailey, Beulah, Brown-Barge, and Ransom Middle Schools; Escambia, Tate, and West Florida High Schools – will benefit from a $1.5…
District looks at adding 6-8 grades to elementary schools
By Tom St. Myer Escambia County Public Schools is putting measures in place to transition two of its elementary Schools to K-6s for the 2024-25…
PSC Athletics receives $250,000 donation from Pensacola Sports
Pensacola State College’s Athletics Program received a historic boost with a $250,000 donation from Pensacola Sports Association. The donation – announced at the College’s Pirate…
UWF Center for Leadership lands Navy contract
The University of West Florida Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz Center for Leadership, in collaboration with the UWF College of Business MBA Program and Hal…
Daily Outtakes: Chaos, Reimagining, More Nurses
Congressional Chaos Congress passed an emergency funding bill to avoid a federal government shutdown. Our congressman, Matt Gaetz, announced that he is filing a motion…
SEC Soccer Tournament tickets on sale
Several nationally-ranked Southeastern Conference soccer teams will be competing for the SEC Championship title from Sunday, Oct. 29, through Sunday, Nov. 5, at Ashton Brosnaham…
Daily Outtakes: Salzman, McDaniel, Lutimothy shuffle
State Rep. Michelle Salzman has scuttled her bill, HJR 19, to put a constitutional amendment on the 2024 ballot that would set term limits. On…
Daily Outtakes: Say bye to D.R. Horton, Lutimothy and hello NYC
D.R. Horton has pulled its offer to buy 297 acres of OLF-8 in the Beulah area, according to an email published by NorthEscambia.com. The home…
Escambia book battle continues
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — With Escambia County a key battleground in a broader debate about school books, plaintiffs in…
UWF ranks top 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s Top Public Schools – Regional South Rankings
Pensacola, Fla. – Sept. 18, 2023 – For the second consecutive year, the University of West Florida ranks in the top 10 public institutions in…
Report details voucher growth
By Ryan Dailey TALLAHASSEE — Nearly 123,000 new students have received private-school vouchers after state lawmakers this year passed a major expansion of voucher programs,…
Real News: Wednesday, Sept. 13
Commissioner Lumon May shares his frustrations with Baptist officials and the Escambia Children’s Trust. A remarkable interview with ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman….
Escambia Children’s Trust keeps handing out money
By Tom St. Myer With a dwindling staff and a strategic plan yet to be finalized, the Escambia Children’s Trust board still awarded over $2…
Daily Outtakes: Tango in Pensacola?
The Escambia County School Board is asking a judge to move from Jacksonville to Pensacola a federal lawsuit about access in school libraries to the…
Daily Outtakes: Children’s Trust suffers another loss
Kim Krupa submitted her resignation yesterday, effective Oct. 13. Krupa has served for the past year as Escambia Children’s Trust‘s Director of Programs and Performance….
Daily Outtakes: Somebody get a marker
On Saturday, Leon County Judge J. Lee Marsh ruled that a congressional redistricting plan pushed through the Legislature by Gov. Ron DeSantis violated the Florida…
