Category: Education
Breaking news: Newpoint founder sentenced to 20 years (update)
Marcus May, founder and CEO of charter school management company Newpoint Education Partners, has been sentenced to 20 years for racketeering and fraud. We’ll have…
Another game changer at UWF
The University of West Florida and Institute for Human and Machine Cognition have partnered to develop a doctoral program in intelligent systems and robotics. The…
Entrecon: Talking Books, Business and Balance with Emily Ley
By Savannah Evanoff Emily Ley is everywhere you look. The author, business owner and mom to three might be found at her children’s school surrounded…
School Board may be in charge of Escambia Public School District
Pssst, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas doesn’t want anyone to know this, but Tuesday’s vote to switch to an appointed superintendent may have put the school board…
Upset of the night: Appointed Superintendent wins
Malcolm Thomas will be Escambia County’s last elected superintendent of schools when he finishes his term in 2020. The voters last night approved the referendum…
Appointed superintendent has 1100 voted lead
Superintendent Malcolm Thomas and his fan club must be sweating. The appointed superintendent referendum is winning with only 10 precincts outstanding.
Poll: Appointed superintendent appears headed to defeat
If these polls hold, it looks as though we will still be voting for the Superintendent of Schools here in Escambia County. According to a…
Escambia County School District loses high school students at an alarming rate
Nearly half of Escambia County’s public elementary and middle are among the lowest performing in Florida. Accordingly, parents with the means have figured how to…
Did Global Learning Academy set back inner-city education?
Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas closed three inner-city schools and put the students in the $17-million, mega-elementary school, Global Learning Academy, which is located…
Malcolm Thomas’ failing Vision 2020
In August 2015 as the new school year was about to begin and the election was a year away, School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas announced his…
Chamber supports appointed superintendent
Viewpoint: Appointed Superintendent Provides Opportunity to Move Escambia County Forward By Stephen R. Moorhead, chairman of the Greater Pensacola Chamber board of directors During this…
Studer Group employee named distinguished FSU alum
Florida State University College of Education Recognizes Dr. Janet Pilcher with the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award For Her Lasting Impact on the Field of Education…
UWF receives $3 million grant from DOE
The University of West Florida received a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to enhance and expand its science, technology, engineering…
PSC to close also
Due to Hurricane Michael, all Pensacola State College campuses and centers will close at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 9, and remain closed through Wednesday,…
UWF closes noon Tueday
All UWF locations will close at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 9 and remain closed on Wednesday, Oct. 10 due to Hurricane Michael. This includes all…
Jury finds Newpoint charter school founder guilty
Marcus May, the founder of Newpoint Education Partners that operated charter schools in Escambia County and six other Florida counties, was found guilty yesterday of…
Scenic Highway Foundation offers trolley and boat tour
The Scenic Highway Foundation Board is excited about its first ever Trolley and Boat Tour — 1:45-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The foundation calls it…
USS Nimitz Flight Deck Floor replica at the National Naval Aviation Museum
Pensacola, Fla. – (September 28, 2018) – The National Naval Aviation Museum will soon welcome museum visitors with a custom-designed replica flight deck of the…
Pensacola ComposerFest XIV coming in October
Steinway Artist Kadisha Onalbayeva is the featured performer at Pensacola ComposerFest XIV set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, at Pensacola State College. Onalbayeva will…
Buzz: Hazing incident leads to suspension of football coach and possibly several players
As the Escambia County School District prepares for National Bullying Prevention Month in October, Pensacola High School is dealing with a hazing in its football…
