Category: Education
School board gave Smith positive ratings
The school board evaluated School Superintendent Tim Smith last May at the end of his full school year. No one said he needed improvement. District…
Myth-busting: School District is better
In the fall of 2018 when voters approved a referendum empowering the school board to appoint the school superintendent, the district ranked 53 out of…
Salzman wants School Superintendent to resign
In letter on her official letter, State Rep. Michelle Salzman has requested the Escambia County School Superintendent Tim Smith resign, stating, “Every day that we…
Florida college enrollment expected to decline
From the News Service of Florida: Enrollment in the Florida college system dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic and is not projected to return to pre-pandemic…
Reeves calls referendum a ‘political game’
Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves worked to pass the referendum for an appointed school superintendent in 2018 and sees no reason to abandon it after less…
ReadyKids! and Read Across Pensacola Day
This March, ReadyKids! is thrilled to announce the kick off of National Reading Month with the official proclamation and celebration of Read Across Pensacola Day….
School Board needs to step up to the plate
Quint Studer, a major proponent for an appointed school superintendent, believes it’s too soon to return to an elected superintendent. “This is a whole new…
Escambia Democrats fight banning books
Escambia Democratic Party Statement on the Escambia County School Board’s Decision to Remove Books. The Escambia Democratic Party is outraged with the decision on Monday,…
UWF Students join statewide walkout
Protest DeSantis Education Moves by Jeremy Morrison On Thursday, students at the University of West Florida joined with thousands of other students on high school…
Breaking: School Board to vote on returning to elected superintendent
Ellen Odom, the general counsel for the Escambia County School Board, has notified the Escambia County Commission that District 1 School Board member Kevin Adams…
ReadyKids! announces Read Across Pensacola Day and Community Celebration
This March, ReadyKids! is thrilled to announce the kick-off of National Reading Month with the official proclamation and celebration of Read Across Pensacola Day. Every…
Omaha 360 combats gun violence
ABC News’ Brad Garrett has talked about gun violence and ways to reduce it, but the missing piece has always been communities’ commitment and law…
ECT should be ‘laser focused’
Escambia County Commissioner Lumon May is disappointed that the $5.1 million handed out by the Escambia Children’s Trust last week didn’t focus on the children…
Board approves Corcoran salary
From The News Service of Florida: The state university system’s Board of Governors on Wednesday approved a contract for Richard Corcoran to lead New College…
ECT: A failure to connect
The Escambia Children’s Trust’s executive director, Tammy Greer, appeared before the school board on Monday and responded to criticism that the ECT only awarded two…
Superintendent pushed to pull books without board vote
School Board Yanks Three More Books By Jeremy Morrison Before getting down to tossing three more titles out of the Escambia County School District, school…
Teen girls struggling with mental health after pandemic
According to new CDC data released last week, nearly three in five U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, double that of…
Escambia may nix three more books
Titles Focus on Sex, Gender by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District may be removing three more books from availability this week, as…
Sign up for Summer Youth Internships
Applications Now Open for 2023 Summer Youth Employment Program Applications are now open for the Escambia County Summer Youth Employment Program. Applications are accepted beginning…
Pensacola Children’s Chorus partners with Parks & Rec
A new partnership between Pensacola Children’s Chorus (PCC) and the City of Pensacola will bring three new and completely free singing programs to the city’s…
