Superintendent search narrows to four

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District is a step closer to its new superintendent following the school board’s selection of a group…

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Cotter withdraws from superintendent selection process

Escambia School Board chairman Patty Hightower told Inweekly last week that Dr. Vincent Cotter, co-founder Exemplary Schools Organization, has withdrawn his name from the list…

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Food for students attending school via distance learning

When school starts on August 24, the Escambia County (FLA) School District’s Food Service Department will be providing a drive-thru, meal pick-up service for ECSD…

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Stuff the Bus extended to Aug. 14

Escambia and Santa Rosa counties’ only School District-approved supply, launched onJuly 6, has been extended to August 14. Stuff the Bus, a partnership between Cat…

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For Santa Rosa parents

Santa Rosa District Schools will extend the deadline for parents to select a Student Learning Option for their child from August 3, 2020 to August…

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Milton coach dies as COVID cases surge in Santa Rosa

The PNJ reports Milton High School track and field coach Joe Austin passed away on Sunday night after an extended battle with coronavirus. Austin was…

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Only a third chose classroom instruction in Escambia

NorthEscambia.com reports that only about a third of parents with school-aged children in the Escambia County School public school system told the district that they…

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Board approves opening delay, mask rules

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Escambia County School District is delaying the start of school for two weeks due to the coronavirus, with the semester…

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Wentworth’s sensationalized history of the KKK

In 1927, the editor of the Ku Klux Klan’s monthly periodical “The Kourier,” asked T.T. Wentworth, Jr. to write an article on the rebirth of…

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Official statement on Escambia schools

Inside Scoop: Hours before the school board was scheduled to meet on Tuesday, July 21, Superintendent Thomas announced he would recommend the board delay the first…

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Breaking news: Santa Rosa to delay school opening

Santa Rosa County School Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick has notified teachers and principals that he will delay the start of the school year and will provide…

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Escambia School District leans into masks

by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly While it doesn’t look to be instituting a hard mandate regarding the use of face masks, the Escambia County School District…

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