Escambia Children’s Trust launches this month

Now that Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed five members to complete the Escambia Children’s Trust board of directors, the nonprofit is set to launch later…

Continue Reading

UWF Founders Week starts April 10

The University of West Florida will honor traditions, engage in the community and celebrate the future of the University during its third annual Founders Week,…

Continue Reading

Best practices for Children’s Trust

Now the Escambia Children’s Trust has a full board, what happens next? Will Dunaway of the Clark Partington law firm did a white paper on…

Continue Reading

DeSantis want to help students ‘Get There Faster’

Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his Get There Faster Initiative, a $75 million dollar investment of funds from the Biden administration toward to expand access…

Continue Reading

Trust appointees a victory for Commissioner May

A month after Commissioner Lumon May held up the Escambia Children’s Trust from hiring an interim director and borrowing funds, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the…

Continue Reading

Scandal reveals new day at school district

The biggest story coming of out Pensacola this week is the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s arrest of Bellview Elementary School Assistant Principal Laura Rose…

Continue Reading

Gov. DeSantis appoints new UWF trustees

Pensacola, Fla. – March 17, 2021 – Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced the appointment of Dr. Paul Hsu and reappointment of Lewis Bear Jr. and…

Continue Reading

FDLE uncovers election fraud

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has uncovered election fraud – not in the 2020 presidential election but in homecoming queen race. FDLE agents Monday…

Continue Reading

Kindergarten readiness lags behind state, Achieve Escambia goal

Escambia County’s Kindergarten Readiness improved by one percentage point over the 2019-20 school year, 47% to 48%, while Santa Rosa jumped 21 points from 57%…

Continue Reading

UWF earns recognition as 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education

Pensacola, Fla. – March 4, 2021 – The University of West Florida earned the 2020 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation….

Continue Reading

Trusting the trust

The Escambia Children’s Trust sputtered through its February meeting with chair Patty Hightower pushing for the partial board to move on a timetable recommended by…

Continue Reading

Basic Insights Sign-up

We are at 1,075 children and counting in Basics Insights, and the Studer Community Institute (SCI) needs your help to reach their goal of 5,000…

Continue Reading