Category: Education
Studer and Saunders on Pensacola Speaks today
Quint Studer and UWF president, Dr. Martha Saunders, will be guests on News Talk 1370’s “Pensacola Speaks” today.
Escambia County has some of the worst performing schools in Florida
The state of Florida has 1,823 elementary schools. Escambia County has eight in the bottom 100 (see table below). Florida has 558 middle schools. Escambia…
Santa Rosa School District earns A, Escambia remains a C
Santa Rosa County School District earned an “A” for the 2016-17 school year, according to reports released today by the Florida Department of Education. The…
Walton County to launch the Underwater Museum of Art
The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) in partnership with the South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) and support from the National Endowment for…
UWF lecture series with Quint Studer open to the public
Entrepreneur Quint Studer is sharing his expertise in Management 4990/5990: Innovation Within the Organization, a summer undergraduate and graduate course at the University of West Florida. The…
Newpoint school vendor arrested yesterday
Steven J. Kunkemoeller, one of two businessmen accused of racketeering and organized fraud at 15 charter schools throughout Florida, turned himself into authorities yesterday afternoon….
UWF ranks in top three in Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding model
The Florida Board of Governors announced today the University of West Florida ranks in the top three top-performing public universities in the state and will…
Christian school appeals football prayer ruling
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A Tampa Christian school is continuing a legal battle about whether it should have been allowed to…
Escambia Co. Public Foundation honors leaders and partners
The Escambia County Public Schools Foundation held its annual meeting recently to elect new officers and to recognize outstanding community partners. “The mission of the…
Bergosh calls for Feds to investigate Escambia County School District administration
Calling the charges filed on Monday against the owner of Newpoint Education Partners, Marcus May, and one of May’s vendors the “tip of the iceberg, 
Newpoint charges as bad as we reported
Marcus May, the founder and owner of the Newpoint Education Partners charter schools in Escambia and six other Florida counties, and Steven Kunkemoeller, owner of…
Breaking news: Charter school owner charged with racketeering and fraud
Marcus May, the founder and owner of the Newpoint Education Partners charter schools in Escambia and four other Florida counties, was charged this morning with…
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