Category: Education
Educators sound alarm on education funding
By Duwayne Escobedo INWEEKLY Florida lawmakers are considering a cut in funding per public school student, known as the Basic Student Allocation, by about $25.97…
Pay attention Achieve Escambia: Texas school finds more recesses reduce ADD issues [video]
Eagle Mountain Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas has figured out how to increase concentration for learning. The principal and faculty were willing to buck the…
UF Athletic Director speaks to Gator Club, May 8
On Monday, May 8, starting at 5 p.m. in Seville Quarter’s Phineas Phoggs Room, located at 130 E. Government Street, the Northwest Florida Gator Club…
Dr. Saunders’ inauguration speech: ‘Ancora Imparo’
The following is the complete transcript of UWF President Dr. Martha Saunders speech from April 27. She talks about the 50th anniversary of the University…
Pensacola Speaks: Andrew Jackson, Donald Trump and the Civil War
Today on News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will have local presidential historian Alan Manning to discuss President Trump’s view of the Civil War…
Hiring Our Heroes job fair, May 25
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Greater Pensacola Chamber are hosting a Hiring Our Heroes-Pensacola job fair for veterans and military spouses. More…
Is School Superintendent picking which schools can have winning teams?
Pensacola High’s head baseball coach, the PNJ’s baseball coach of the year 2016, announced he is resigning at the end of the season, and he…
Two endowed chairs announced at PSC board meeting
Giving local school children the opportunity for better dental hygiene and health care is the goal of two new recipients of endowed chairs at Pensacola…
Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Registration underway
Quint Studer and the Studer Community Institute talk about the value of VPK programs in preparing children for school. The Summer and Fall registration is…
Race and Reconciliation tackles ‘White Privilege’, April 20
The next Race and Reconciliation program and discussion will be about “White Privilege,” featuring Dr. Chris Cotten from the Department of Social Work at University…
ECSD Spring Hiring deadline approaches
The Escambia County School District is holding a Spring Hiring Event on April 29, for those interested in becoming ECSD teachers for the 2017-2018 school…
Fred Levin gifts $550,000 to UWF for Askew Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies
Attorney and community advocate Fred Levin is investing $550,000 in the University of West Florida to establish the Reubin O’D. Askew Institute for Multidisciplinary Studies….
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