Last year, Marcus May, the founder of Newpoint Education Partners, was convicted of stealing over $5.2 million through a complicated scheme involving Newpoint-managed charter schools in Escambia, Bay, Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Holmes…
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How safe are Escambia schools?
The statewide grand jury investigating school safety has uncovered “numerous” Florida school districts that are not in compliance with the post-Parkland school security laws. Weeks before the start of the 2019-2020 school…
Appointed superintendent may be impossible to fire
The Escambia County School Board is reviewing the proposed job description and district policies regarding the district’s appointed superintendent of schools. The proposals passed out earlier this month state “the Board may…
School district ‘mini communist state’
Escambia County teachers have been sharing their challenges, issues and views on what is happening in their classrooms. The picture that they paint is very different from the rosy one promulgated by…
Schools to get more mental health instruction
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Public schools will be required to teach students at least five hours of mental health instruction beginning in 6th grade, under a…
Cash incentives for teachers in struggling schools
Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ directive to recruit and maintain high quality teachers in areas of critical concern to our students, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran today announced that the Florida Department of…
Escambia 8th graders may have trouble competing for jobs
Around 90 million American workers will require some degree of new training to hold onto their jobs in the near future, according to Andy Van Kleunen, CEO of the National Skills Coalition…
State shrinks teacher bonuses, lawsuit alleges
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Lawyers representing teachers are accusing the Florida Department of Education of improperly allowing school districts to deduct employer taxes from teacher bonuses,…
Thomas celebrates C’s
The Florida Department of Education issued 2018-19 school and district grades last Thursday. The state focused on “Aâ€â€™s and “Bâ€â€™s as the measure for success.  In the press release, Education Commissioner Richard…
Stuff the Bus starts Thursday
The public is encouraged to stop by one of four collection events planned for July 17 and 18 to make a donation to help “Stuff the Bus.†Financial donations are welcome and will be…
Recap: Escambia County School District
The Escambia County School District earned a B for the 2018-19 school year. However, the district performed poorly when compared to other large school districts with more than 20,000 students. Of the…
Calling all Escambia teachers
Inweekly wants to hear from Escambia County teachers about the conditions in their schools so that the community can better understand the challenges you face. If you’re a former Escambia County public…