Category: Education
Pensacola State launches women’s soccer, names coach, first signees
Mark Yepishin has been named the first women’s soccer coach at Pensacola State College. The new PSC athletics team, with 18 to 22 student-athletes, is…
2023 PACE award winners
Pensacola Chamber held its annual Pensacola Area Commitment to Excellence (PACE) awards banquet on Pensacola Beach last night. The winners were: Business Leader: Kara Cardona,…
DeSantis quickly signs voucher expansion
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Calling the measure a “game changer,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday quickly signed a massive…
George Stone makes Top 10
George Stone Technical College has recently earned a ranking of #9 in the state of Florida in industry certifications earned by students. The mission of…
School District holding town halls
Pensacola, FL – Escambia County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tim Smith and School Board members will hold a series of town hall meetings, beginning in…
UWF Sea3D Lab creates USS Monitor artifact replicas
Pensacola, Fla. – Mar. 21, 2023 – The University of West Florida’s Sea3D Lab recently partnered with The Mariners’ Museum and Park, the National Oceanic…
Cozad agrees NAS Pensacola needs to open more for visitors
The Naval Air Station Pensacola will open its gates to the public for a weekend of access on March 25 and 26. The public access…
Podcast: Superintendent Smith discusses board vote
On WCOA this morning, Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith discussed last night’s 3-2 vote by the school board that rejected a referendum to return…
Impact 100 to make another million dollar impact [podcast]
IMPACT 100 Pensacola Bay Area on Tuesday announced its 2023 membership drive successfully concluded with a total of 1,192 members. On Oct. 22, IMPACT 100…
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…
