The University of West Florida Haas Center will host researchers from across the nation at the 75th annual Association for University Business and Economic Research Fall Conference: Economic Resiliency from Coast to…
Category: Education
IB Program has record-setting year
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program at Pensacola High School earned an all-time high graduation rate for the 2021-2022 school year. PHS IB students passed 91.8% of all exams, an all-time tested high…
Escambia Children’s Trust falters with first round of grants
The Escambia Children’s Trust (ECT) shot blanks on its first round of grants. In June, the ECT board approved the staff’s recommendation to award two grants, totaling $67,700, for it Kindergarten Summer…
Chaotic Trust meeting ends with no decision on funding
The Escambia Children’s Trust Board held a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 9, that lasted over two hours. The staff brought the board three funding proposals. Only one was responsive to a request…
DeSantis looks to veterans, first responders to fill teacher shortage
DeSantis Touts Proposals Amid Teacher Shortage By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis will propose a slate of bills for the 2023 legislative session designed to…
Review ECT Needs Assessment, provide input
You might not have heard the Escambia County Children’s Trust has a Needs Assessment on its website and is asking for public input through Wednesday, Aug. 31. The Needs Assessment will guide…
Pen Air Generates Over $8,000 for Escambia County Public Schools
Pen Air Federal Credit Union is pleased to present the Escambia County Education Foundation with a check worth $8,372.87.53 courtesy of the Share It® program. “The Share-It program is a great example of…
Will UWF Argos reload for 2022? [podcast]
The UWF football team reported to camp this week with lots of questions to be answered. Who will be the new QB to succeed Austin Reed, who transferred to Western Kentucky? Will…
Schools scramble to fill vacant slots
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida students began returning to classrooms this week amid a teacher and support-staff shortage, with some counties still advertising positions and exploring…
Florida ranks 35th in Child Well-Being
Florida ranked 35th of the 50 states in child well-being, lagging on economic issues but doing better in education, in a report released Monday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The foundation’s…
Breaking: Semmes down 17 teachers
Over the weekend, we heard that O.J. Semmes Elementary School hasn’t filled 17 teaching positions, forcing the school district to bus children to Cordova Park Elementary on the other side of Bayou…
More kids carrying guns for non-recreational uses, for protection, consider suicide
A new CDC report has found that 1 in 15 boys and 1 in 50 girls reported carrying a gun in the last 12 months for non-recreational purposes. Researchers surveyed taken from…