Category: Education
Newpoint Charter Schools: ‘A boondoggle for wealthy people to continue to be wealthy’
Yesterday, an Escambia County Grand Jury indicted Newpoint Education Partners, LLC; School Warehouse, Inc.; Red Ignition, LLC; and Epiphany Management, LLC for grand theft, money…
Grand jury issues indictments for Newpoint Education Partners and vendors
An Escambia County Grand Jury has indicted Newpoint Education Partners, LLC; School Warehouse, Inc.; Red Ignition, LLC; and Epiphany Management, LLC for grand theft, money…
UWF Center for Cybersecurity receives National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education designation
The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security have designated the University of West Florida as a National Center of Academic Excellence in…
Governor invites public to ‘Degrees to Jobs’ Education Summit
Gov. Rick Scott is hosting later this month what is being dubbed a “Degrees to Jobs Summit,” which will address issues in the state’s higher-education…
Dr. Biden announces national math+science initiative at Escambia High
Dr. Jill Biden announced the expansion of the National Math + Science Initiative to 18 high schools in Bay, Clay and Escambia counties, including Escambia,…
Apply for Clay Ford scholarship for minority accounting students
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s (DBPR) Division of Certified Public Accounting is encouraging fifth-year minority accounting students statewide to apply for this year’s…
West Florida High ranked in top 135 Florida high schools
U.S. News & World report has released its rankings of the best high schools in the nation and in Florida. Six Panhandle high schools received…
CyberThon funds available for college scholarships
Local high school students pursuing advanced education in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) are now eligible for new funding in the form…
City celebrates Story Walk today, 11 a.m.
In step with Quint Studer’s interest making Pensacola a national center for early learning, Mayor Ashton Hayward, Reggie Evans and Florida Department of Health will…
Achieve Escambia follows proven model
Achieve Escambia is the name of a collective community effort focused on improving education & workforce outcomes for our community– “Every child, every step of…
Florida students become free agents in 2017
By BRANDON LARRABEE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA A wide-ranging education bill dealing with everything from funding for high-performing universities to school membership in athletic…
Eighth Annual Emerald Coast Electrathon Classic 120 race on April 16
Students will put their design and engineering skills to the test when they hit the track with battery-operated electric cars, giving them hands-on engineering and…
Update on efforts to break school to prison pipeline, April 18
LWV Pensacola Bay Area, ACLU, Coffee Party, Escambia Youth Justice Coalition, and Escambia County School District invite the community to the fourth public forum on…
Studer: ‘If you change one child’s life, you can change a whole history’ (podcast)
“If you want to make an impact, you can’t try to make an impact on 10 things. You pick one,†Quint Studer said in an…
Pensacola Speaks: Quint Studer and David Stafford
On News Talk 1370 WCOA’s “Pensacola Speaks,” I will discuss the Studer Community Institute’s initiative to improve early learning and school readiness in Escambia County…
County workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises, April 15
Escambia County and the Florida Department of Transportation are hosting a workshop for small and disadvantaged business enterprises on Friday, April 15 from 8:30 a.m….
PSC Planetarium: Splendor of the Universe April 15
See the splendor of the universe at Pensacola State College’s Planetarium and Space Theatre Friday, April 15, with public shows beginning at 6 p.m. and…
Ken Burns’ ‘Jackie Robinson’ on PBS April 11-12
“Jackie Robinson†is a new two-part, four-hour documentary, directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, that will air Monday and Tuesday, April 11–12,…
Santa Rosa Education Foundation announces Rookie of the Year nominees
The Santa Rosa Education Foundation invited every school in the Santa Rosa School District to nominate one teacher for the Santa Rosa Rookie of the…
Pinellas develops plan to help black students
Pinellas County School District has announced a plan to improve the education that its African-American students receive On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education said…
