Category: Education
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
Third Grade Math Scores
Local charter schools made the top and bottom of the Third Grade Math scores for Escambia County. Pensacola Beach Elementary had 95% of its third…
Math scores drop
As many predicted, students math scores dropped during the pandemic school year, 2020-21. Statewide 3-8 graders had 10% fewer students score Level 3 or higher;…
New UWF trustee approved
The Florida Board of Governors recently announced the appointment of William “Paul†Bowers to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees. His term began…
Wentworth and his WCOA broadcasts from San Carlos
When I interviewed Dr. Jamin Wells for “Healing Pensacola†(Inweekly, 7/29/21), he mentioned that T.T. Wentworth Jr. had done over 160 weekly broadcasts on history…
Interview with Wentworth family member
For this week’s cover story – “Healing Pensacola: What’s T.T. Wentworth Jr.’s Real Legacy,” I interviewed Sharon Yancey. She’s a minister living in Atlanta and…
30M Words creator has new program
Dana Suskind, creator of 30 Million Words, has a new early learning initiative, 3Ts – Tune In, Talk More and Take Turns. Suskind gave a…
Bicentennial Saturday, July 17
The 200th Anniversary Commission would like to invite the public to Florida’s Territorial Bicentennial and Escambia County’s 200th Anniversary on Saturday, July 17 at the Historic Village, Museum…
Funds available for tuition and more at Pensacola State
Federal Relief grant dollars  are available to eligible current and future part-time and full-time Pensacola State College students. This is NOT a loan that students will…
Denny Wilson, new principal for Warrington Middle
Denny Wilson, who led Oakcrest Elementary from an F school to an A, has been approved by the Bureau of School Improvement to serve as…
How did each third grade perform in language arts
Escambia County  had 16 of its 35 third grade classes finished above the state percentage for Level 3 or higher.  Pensacola Beach Elementary, a charter…
By the numbers: Third-grade scores by county
Note: Santa Rosa (tied for fifth) and Okaloosa (tied for sixth) are in the top 10 counties.Escambia tied for 36th out of 67 counties. Escambia…
Hsu reappointed to UWF board
DeSantis has appointed Dr. Paul Hsu to another term on the UWF Board of Trustees. Hsu, of Shalimar, is a managing member of PSH of…
As reported earlier…
News is often about who has the best sources. Once again, this little newspaper scooped the largest newspaper chain in the country. UWF names new…
