ECSD’s mask debate rages on (as does Covid) by Jeremy Morrison The on-campus mask debate continued Tuesday evening during the Escambia County School District School Board meeting — with some staking their…
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$200 million in refunds unclaimed in Florida Prepaid College program
More than 30,000 families have yet to claim over $200 million worth of refunds from Florida’s Prepaid College Tuition Program, according to program officials. Prices for the prepaid plans were rolled back…
School district increases pay for substitute teachers
Pensacola, FL – On Thursday, August 17, the Escambia County School District (ECSD) School Board approved a pay increase for substitute teachers. The increases are based on the level of education attained…
Real News podcast: Beulah Middle School walkway
Hurricane Ida canceled a scheduled press conference on proposed elevated walkway near the Beulah Middle School. I interviewed yesterday Commissioner Jeff Bergosh about the plan that he, State Rep. Michelle Salzman and…
DeSantis withholds school funds, defies court ruling
State Withholds Money in Mask Disputes Source: The News Service of Florida. Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran announced Monday that the state Department of Education has withheld funds from the Alachua and Broward…
Newpoint CEO loses appeal
An appeals court Thursday upheld the conviction of a former charter-school management company CEO who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for racketeering and fraud involving schools in various parts of…
Hear from experts on FDA approval of Pfizer vaccine, face masks
Tomorrow at 7:45 a.m. on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA, my guest will be Sally Pipes, President, CEO, Thomas W. Smith Fellow in Healthcare Policy at The Pacific Research Institute. We discuss the impact…
COVID Uptick drives changes in Escambia Schools
More than 600 Currently Quarantined by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Less than two weeks into the school year, Escambia County schools are instituting stricter COVID safety measures due to what Escambia County School…
Florida House Speaker on Real News tomorrow
Florida House Speaker Chris Sprowls will be my guest tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. He will recap the 2021 session, covering what passed and how his agenda is helping the state recover and…
Podcast: Hiding child molesters in Santa Rosa schools
Pensacola attorney Joe Zarzaur appeared on NewsTalk 1370 WCOA this morning. He talked about a recent deposition he had concerning a former substitute teacher, Richard Mack, who was convicted of molesting several…
Real News: Where are our school grades? (podcast)
The Escambia County School District and the Florida Department of Education did not release the school grades for the 2020-21 school year. The DOE gave the districts the numbers to calculate them,…
Poll: Voters disagree with DeSantis on face masks
In a recent Political Matrix/Listener Group poll of 1,222 likely Florida voters over the age of 45, a vast majority, regardless of their age, gender, or location, oppose Gov. Ron DeSantis punishing…