If the enrollment number that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas gave the News Journal are accurate, the Escambia County School District has experienced the largest drop in enrollment in the past 15 years–3,084 students…
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Escambia school enrollment down
According to the Florida Department of Education, school enrollment is down 3,084 students for Escambia County, contrary to today’s News Journal article. At this time last year, the Escambia County had 39,974…
Crush the Crisis
On Saturday, September 7, West Florida Hospital will host “Crush the Crisis,†an opioid take back event with the goal of collecting and properly disposing of unused or expired medications from the…
School foundation gets new leader
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation to announced the selection of Kristie Kelley as its new executive director. Kelley served on the ECPS Foundation Board for the past seven years and held…
Viewpoint: Teachers need more support
By Kimberly Sullivan The Escambia County School District recently congratulated itself for the slight increase in the number of A, B and C schools within the district. Unfortunately, the bar is set…
Corcoran shakes up disabilities organization
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has threatened a criminal investigation into a state organization that helps Floridians with disabilities, after learning about…
Florida Board of Accountancy announces Clay Ford Scholarship Recipients
he Florida Board of Accountancy (FBA), a professional regulation board of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR), today announced the 2019 recipients of the Clay Ford Scholarship which is awarded…
UWF Haas Center 5.0 announced
Pensacola, Fla. – August 21, 2019 – The University of West Florida announces the expansion of the UWF Haas Center in its mission to support communities with market research, workforce development and…
Doing the Super Majority Dance
On Thursday, Aug.15, the Escambia County School Board held another workshop to discuss the proposed policies for the appointed superintendent. At the top of the discussion was Section 5 of the policies…
ACT tests lost
NorthEscambia.com has published story about how ACT tests taken by Florida and Alabama students at Escambia County High School in Atmore in June have been lost. At least one student may have…
Profound words from Dr. Dre’
When Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran last Friday traveled to Pensacola to speak to the Panhandle Tiger Bay Club, he brought with him the 2020 Florida Teacher of the Year, Dr. Dakeyan “Dre 
Has Malcolm Thomas seen this?
Research 101: Solid, documented facts can be found using the “Google Machine.” In 2015, Steven Soules of the University of Central Florida produced “An Evaluation of the Terms and Conditions of Appointed…