Category: Education
Mobile, Escambia County have successful youth employment programs [podcast]
Commissioner Lumon May and Katelynn Machado, Community Affairs manager for the City of Mobile, talk about their summer youth employment programs. The City of Mobile…
A Feel Good podcast: Weis Health Ambassadors
Barbara Hayes of Community Health Northwest shares the story of the C.A. Weis Elementary students that serve as health ambassadors for the community clinic at…
Tomso named new UWF VP
The University of West Florida has named Dr. Greg Tomso as vice president for academic engagement and student affairs. Tomso previously served as interim vice…
Salzmann sponsors back-to-school giveaway in Molino
Rep Salzman in partnership with Feeding the Gulf Coast, Kevin Stevens, Sheriff Simmons and other community partners is sponsoring a food and supplies distribution for…
UWF launches School of Education [podcast]
University of West Florida’s new School of Education uses action and innovation to shape the future of professional educators. The new school launched on July…
Podcasts: Escambia County School Board District 3
Listen to Dr. Laura Edler and David Williams talk about their backgrounds, why they are running and what they hope to accomplish if elected.
School Board candidate wants to lynch doctors
Santa Rosa County has one of the top school districts in the state, but it has attracted wackos wanting to push the school into right-wing…
Meet the Escambia County School Board District 2 candidates
Paul Fetsko, Ray Guillory and Kells Hetherington discuss their backgrounds, why they are running for Escambia County School Board District 2, and what they wanted…
Youth Summit: Career academies aren’t cutting it
School Superintendent Tim Smith, Assistant Superintendent for Operations Shawn Dennis and the rest of district’s leadership team were noticeably absent from the Youth Summit held…
Warrington Middle earns D, avoids death penalty
The Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) has notified the Escambia County School District of Warrington Middle School’s 2021-2022 school grade. In its initial report, FLDOE…
District explains Warrington Middle ‘Incomplete’
From the Escambia County School District: Escambia County School District personnel contacted the Florida Department of Education seeking clarification regarding the school grade of “Incomplete”…
Florida’s Bicentennial Closing Celebration [podcast]
The public is invited to join in the closing event for Florida’s Bicentennial Celebration on Sunday, July 17 at 6:30 p.m. in Museum Plaza, located…
Youth Summit on gun violence, mental health set for July 11 [podcast]
Escambia County District 3 Commissioner Lumon May, in partnership with the Youth Summit Board, invites the public to attend a Youth Summit Monday, July 11…
Hard facts for Escambia public schools
The Florida Department of Education yesterday sent out a press release bragging that school grades were higher than anticipated. “The number of schools receiving an…
Escambia School Grades, more D’s and F’s than A’s
The Escambia County School District has nine A schools – with Molino Park Elementary, West Florida High and the Pensacola Beach Elementary charter school scoring…
Escambia County School District gets B, ranked 48 out of 67 districts
The Florida Department of Education released today its grades for the 2021-22 school year. Escambia County got a “B” – the same as the last…
UWF College of Health gets new dean
The University of West Florida Usha Kundu, MD College of Health is welcoming David M. Bellar as the new dean of the college. “Dr. Bellar…
Children’s Trust: What high schools need help
English Language Arts: A pattern is developing…. School Name Number of Students ELA Level 1 ELA % WEST FLORIDA HIGH 676 60 9% J. M….
Children’s Trust: What middle schools need help
Three middle schools have highest percentage of students at Level 1, the lowest proficiency level, in English Language Arts and Math: Workman, Bellview and…
Third-graders in poorer neighborhoods struggled with reading this past year
Escambia County has 35 elementary school programs – two charter schools (Pensacola Beach and Byrneville), Escambia Co. Virtual Learning and 32 traditional public schools. The…
