The Escambia County School District is out of step with the rest of the state when it comes to the top priorities in public education–Pre-K education and workforce training. The group 101…
Category: Education
DeSantis wants grand jury probe of school safety
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Florida’s deadliest school shooting, Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the Florida Supreme Court to impanel…
Ford Named to National AI Commission
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly –Dr. Ken Ford and 14 others were named to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence and have two years to produce a report for the President and…
Appointed Superintendent salaries compared
By Duwayne Escobedo, Inweekly —Patty Hightower spoke to the public for the first time about hiring an appointed superintendent for the Escambia County school system. As part of her PowerPoint presentation, the…
Workman bans cell phone use
Over the past year, parents have talked about getting calls from their frightened children when Workman Middle School has gone under a lockdown. According to recent report by the Florida Department of…
Buzz:Workman Middle locked down UPDATE
Workman Middle School has been locked down again. Students have been using their cell phones to call parents in hopes of finding out why. A robocall has been sent to parents from…
TT: Education
A collection of parents and educators gathered in the Cordova Park Elementary library Tuesday evening to discuss how the city of Pensacola might best improve the area’s academic landscape, one with notable…
UWF helps displaced Va. College students
The University of West Florida Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Complete Florida will host a Drop-In Transfer Day on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, providing personalized admissions guidance and resources to local students…
PSC president tapped for transition
Pensacola State President Ed Meadows has been tapped to join Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis transition education and workforce advisory committee, along with former Florida Senate President Don Gaetz. The committee will be co-chaired…
DJJ: Workman leads middle schools in arrests
According to Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Workman Middle had more arrests, 25, than other middle school in Escambia County, and the second most of any middle school in Florida during 2017-18…
More than dozen assaults at Workman reported
Since Workman Middle School held at its first day of class this semester through November, the school had 13 fights that were so violent that the Pensacola Police had to come on…
Correction: Workman student charged
Yesterday, we reported that the black student was caught on video kicking a white classmate had not been charged and was given a 10-day suspension instead. That’s not the case. The black…