Category: Education
Local Dems respond to new Black history curriculum
Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Board of Education are taking fire for the new African American history curriculum for Florida public schools. The Escambia…
Daily Outtakes: More fight book ban
Last week, five additional parents joined the federal lawsuit filed earlier this spring against the Escambia County School Board for the removals and restrictions of…
Thank you from Shrek
From Caron Sjoberg of Ideaworks: “I just wanted to send a quick note to thank you for helping to get the word out about “Shrek…
Daily Outtakes: Space Force update
First-ever USSF Guardian Takes Command U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Garrett Duff has assumed command of the 45th Comptroller Squadron at Patrick Space Force Base…
Unique Masters for Nursing offered at UWF
The University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health will launch an Entry into Practice (Direct Entry) Master of Science in Nursing program…
Streaming local sports online
A year ago, attorney John Mayes launched MarketableSports. He and his team since broadcast over 85 75 area high school, college, and semi-pro games. They…
New College faculty woes
Amid heavy turnover, New College of Florida officials are in the process of filling 36 faculty positions ahead of the fall semester. New College has…
Shrek The Musical JR.
The Dixon After Hours Performing Arts Academy students present their production of Shrek The Musical JR. at 7 p.m. on Friday, July 14 and 2…
Meet the Warrington Prep principal
Warrington Preparatory Academy has hired Erica Foster as its founding principal. Why this matters: Charter Schools USA took over Warrington Middle School in June, and…
Escambia Math Scores reveal failure to keep pace
Escambia County students in grades 3-8 performing at or above grade level were only two percentage points behind the state average at the beginning of…
Middle School dismal ELA scores
The City of Pensacola has some of the highest-performing elementary schools in the Escambia County School District. However, the one middle school inside the city…
State targets TikTok, adult performances, names at schools
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The state Department of Education on Tuesday released a series of proposed rules that would…
Trust email: Gives hope for CRC; Commissioner May, Mayor Reeves react [podcasts]
From Escambia Children’s Trust Executive Director Tammy Greer sent after this email the grants meeting: Good afternoon. First, thank you to Shawn, Deana, and Chandra…
Daily Outtakes: CRC rejected
The proposed Children’s Resource Center (CRC) didn’t win approval of the Escambia Children’s Trust Grant Committee yesterday. In June, Mayor D.C. Reeves announced his intention…
Daily Outtakes: Now We Know
Fake Battles On Tuesday, the Escambia County School Board approved an emergency rule empowering Interim School Superintendent Keith Leonard to remove from the schools any…
UWF Masters in ‘Money Ball’
Beginning in Fall 2023, the University of West Florida will offer a new Master of Science in Administration with a specialization in sport administration. The…
$170K for Larry Butler scholarship fund
The University of West Florida celebrated a $170,000 donation to UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music in support of the Larry Butler Memorial Music Scholarship Fund…
Steenblik named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors
Dr. Peter Steenblik, director of choral activities at UWF, has been named president-elect of Florida American Choral Directors Association. Why this matters: Dr. Steenbilk is…
Virtual School troubles
Florida Virtual School has put a pause on hiring and is taking other cautious financial measures amid a drop in full-time students completing courses over…
Job fair for Warrington Preparatory Academy
Warrington Middle is now Warrington Preparatory Academy. The new operator, Charter Schools USA, will hold a job fair on Thursday, June 8, from 11 a.m….
