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 more later. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM STATE ATTORNEY’s…
Category: Education
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 program will be the first of its…
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 by other parents who use her brand…
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 in charge of the district operations. Marion…
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 that will make the position one that…
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 new Inweekly/Political Matrix poll of 466 100-percent…
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 get a good education for that children…
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 in the shadow of the District administration…
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 “bold initiative:” Vision 2020. He said he…
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 election, voters in Escambia County have a…
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 Press release: Dr. Janet Pilcher was selected…