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,…
Category: Education
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…
Feds to stand by Alachua and Broward counties
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement in response to the Florida State Board of Education’s August 20th orders to Alachua and Broward County school districts: “The Biden Administration…
State announces punishment for rebellious school districts
State will begin withholding one month’s salary from school board members who voted for mask mandates in Alachua and Broward counties. Today, the State Board of Education issued the Alachua and Broward…
Florida’s School Mask War (podcast)
By Jeremy Morrison We’ve just got to keep the kids safe With students around the country returning to school this month as the Delta variant drives COVID spikes, some state governors –…
UWF Argos ‘Ready To Go’ (podcast)
Team Enters Season on 2019 Championship High By Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The University of West Florida Argos football team will begin their season next month, with the team’s first home game on…
Education Board to meet on COVID mask rules
By Ryan Dailey, The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and top state education officials are continuing to pursue a crackdown on school districts that don’t comply with a new Department…
Real News podcast: Michael O’Neal of Parents University
Michael O’Neal is a founder of Parent University and now serves as the Executive Director of Community United Services Inc., which is the entity that manages the Parent University program. Mr. O’Neal…
Real News podcast: Ginger Bowden Madden
On Tuesday, I interviewed State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden, the youngest daughter of Bobby and Ann Bowden’s six children. We talked about what it was like growing up in the Bowden family….
Homebuilders support Warrington Middle
In an effort to build community spirit, the Home Builders Association of West Florida provided a barbeque dinner for the faculty, students and parents of Warrington Middle on Friday, July 30. “I…
Middle Math Scores
The magnet school, Brown Barge Middle, scored above the state average for all grades. Ransom Middle scored above state average for sixth and seventh grades. District Name  Name Grade Percentage in…
Math scores for fourth and fifth grades
Here are the other elementary school math scores FOURTH GRADE District Name School Name Grade Percentage in Level 3 or Above 1 2 3 4 5 ESCAMBIA N. B. COOK ELEMENTARY 04…