Category: Education
School board rejects elected referendum
By Tom St. Myer The Escambia County School Board resisted putting superintendent back in the hands of the voters. School board members voted 3-2 against…
Superintendent: Why limit who gets the job?
Quint Studer explained why he supports having an appointed superintendent: “‘What I wanted was the option for the school board to find the very best…
Fighting for books
Retired Escambia County teacher Linda Fussell pushes back the movement to remove books approved by the district’s review from public schools. The Escambia County School…
District ranking, appointed vs. elected
Based on the total points earned under the Florida Department of Education’s measurement system, the first full year under the appointed superintendent was the best…
What other surprises at Escambia Children’s Trust
Several people were surprised to hear that the Escambia Children’s Trust board had already approved Help Me Grow as part of its initial strategic plan….
Wear Red to show support to stop book banning
This afternoon, the Escambia County School Board will meet and discuss removing four more books from school libraries and classrooms. Retired educator Linda Fussell has…
Kiwanis Park Musical Sensory Garden ribbon cutting
The City of Pensacola invites the community to a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, March 28 at 2 p.m. to celebrate the completion of a…
Local GOP rallying support to ban books, superintendent referendum
The leaders of the Escambia County Republican Party have drunk the DeSantis culture war kool-aid and rallying their members to attend next week’s Escambia County…
Education Commissioner names former banned book a book of the month.
Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz has launched the Commissioner’s Book of the Month. Among the four books in the inaugural list is one that Duval…
Senate Prez opposes lowering gun-buying age
From the News Service of Florida: Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, R-Naples, said Wednesday she does not support a proposal to lower the minimum age from…
ECT answers questions
While I was working on the Pensacola Humane Society debacle, the Escambia Children’s Trust executive director emailed her answers to my questions, five hours after…
ECT delays report on its analysis on developmental delays
I receive this email before lunch: Hi Rick, I will get the answers to your questions to you tomorrow. We have our Board meeting tonight,…
