Category: News
Buzz: Superintendent takes over asst. principal hiring
We have heard that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas has taken over the hiring of all assistant principal. In the past, principals had that authority. I’m not…
Airbus coming to Mobile
NY Times just reported that Airbus, the European plane maker, announced today that it plans to build its first assembly line in the United States…
MILLER ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT ON RESTORE ACT
Press Release: Congressman Jeff Miller (R-FL-01), today announced that an agreement was reached to include the provisions of the RESTORE Act in the Transportation Reauthorization…
Appointments Called ‘Bogus,’ ‘Joke’
A number of administrative appointees appeared before the Escambia County School Board yesterday to thank Superintendent Malcolm Thomas for their assignments. None of them were…
Malcolm Thomas: Question of Respect
Yesterday the Escambia County Public School District redrafted and redrafted an amendment to its contract with the A.A. Dixon Charter School of Excellence. At no…
Deal tying BP fines to bill closer
Times-Picayune reports today that Senate and House negotiators are nearing agreement on a two-year transportation bill that includes key components of legislation that would funnel…
The Dixon Decision
The proposed amendment to A.A. Dixon Charter School of Excellence’s contract with the Escambia County School District is bittersweet. While potentially sparing the charter of…
Hightower on A.A. Dixon
Escambia County School Board member Patty Hightower says she doesn’t know what will happen tonight regarding the future of A.A. Dixon charter school, but noted…
Admiral Mason Park Receives Award
The City of Pensacola’s Admiral Mason Park has received the Florida Stormwater Association (FSA) 2012 Project Excellence Award. The FSA presents the award annually to…
Fear in the school district
Since last week’s cover story (“Race & the Classroom“) and my Outtakes (“Lily White Leadership“), my phone and Inbox have been flooded with messages from…
How Chattanooga Partied to Way to a Better City
Walter Cronkite called Chattanooga, Tennessee, the “dirtiest city in America” in 1969. For 30 years, the city struggled with how to literally clean up its…