Category: Education
Superintendent speaks to media about student’s death (update)
In an interview with the News Journal, Superintendent Malcolm Thomas finally commented on the death of Sherwood Elementary pre-K student, Audi Anderson, five days after…
Mother of choking victim: ‘Nobody else ever has to feel this pain’
We reported yesterday on the death of Audi Anderson, age 4. He was a Pre-K student Sherwood Elementary School who died after choking on food…
Four-year-old chokes in Escambia Co. school cafeteria
Audi Anderson, age 4, died after choking on food while eating in the cafeteria at Sherwood Elementary School. The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 19….
UWF museums open for free for evacuees
From UWF Historic Tryst: “Though the University of West Florida is closed, our museums are open for business. Our thoughts are with our fellow Floridians…
Gulf Coast Kid’s House needs volunteers to teach abuse prevention in schools
Gulf Coast Kid’s House (GCKH), a child advocacy center in Escambia County, is seeking volunteers to bring child abuse prevention education into area schools. One…
Navarre High senior named to Students Working Against Tobacco board
Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT), Florida’s statewide youth-led movement to combat the tobacco industry, announced the names of its new Youth Advocacy Board members. Catalina…
Ole Miss opens time capsule from 1978
Pieces of Ole Miss history that have been secretly tucked away behind the cornerstone of the Student Union have come to light when the time…
Children’s Home Society and M-Power [podcast]
Last year, The U.S. Department of Education reported that 1.36 million public school students were homeless. Children’s Home Society of Florida is blazing a path…
Proposals for CUBED sought
The University of West Florida’s Pensacola Museum of Art, artists and independent curators Evan Levin and Ashton Howard, and the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival invite…
Linda Evans Memorial Scholarship will help future educators
The University of West Florida College of Education and Professional Studies recently received a $100,000 gift from David and Emily Walby to establish the Linda…
Podcast: UWF Center for Cybersecurity latest innovation
Dr. Eman El-Sheikh discusses the latest innovation at the UWF Center for Cybersecurity. The University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity is partnering with Metova…
Podcast: Back to School Black Light Bash
Vibe Inc., Vinyl Music Hall and Glow Productions have teamed up to create a “Neon†inspired back to school event that will be fun for…
Podcast: Quint Studer answers questions re:startups
On Wednesday, Quint Studer was my guest on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks.” Recently Studer met with FloridaWest’s business incubator, CoLab, to speak with…
Podcast: UWF reorganization
Dr. Martha Saunders, president of the University of West Florida, talked on “Pensacola Speaks” about her new cabinet appointments and the merger of Student Affairs…
Sidewalks for Burgess Road garner support from school district
Councilwoman Sherri Myers wants the City of Pensacola to build sidewalks on Burgess Road to create a safe path for children to walk to the…
Pensacola State College ranks 3rd among 28 Florida State Colleges
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Pensacola State College is ranked third among Florida’s 28 public state colleges in the 2017 Top 10 list for Florida, according to…
Local government agencies ride social media wave
In our July 27 issue, we reported on how certain commissioners ignore the board’s social media policy and the need to revamp it – “Rules…
For the second time, Moultrie resigns from school board
Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas announced today that Escambia School Board member and Chair Linda Moultrie has made the decision to resign her position on…
Shake-up and reorganization at UWF
University of West Florida President Martha Saunders recently announced new appointments to the University’s executive leadership team as well as the merger and development of…
Student petitions School District to revoke dress code rule
Hannah Grace Smith, a West Florida High School student, believes the Escambia County School District’s dress code that is “incredibly sexist and unnecessary, and I…
