by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding the City of Pensacola a $12.25 million grant to further efforts to build out an aviation-maintenance campus near Pensacola International Airport….
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Schools to get more mental health instruction
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Public schools will be required to teach students at least five hours of mental health instruction beginning in 6th grade, under a…
Zeroes for Zeroes
Today, the Zero for Zeros campaign released a second round of data highlighting the disparity of banks, investment firms and other financial services companies who receive a perfect 100 rating from the…
Cash incentives for teachers in struggling schools
Following Governor Ron DeSantis’ directive to recruit and maintain high quality teachers in areas of critical concern to our students, Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran today announced that the Florida Department of…
Cervantes safety improvements unveiled
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly Laid out along a long table is a bird’s-eye satellite image of West Cervantes Street depicting potential safety improvements planned for the corridor. Brownsville resident Mike Kilmer was…
Escambia 8th graders may have trouble competing for jobs
Around 90 million American workers will require some degree of new training to hold onto their jobs in the near future, according to Andy Van Kleunen, CEO of the National Skills Coalition…
Time Machine: BP, The Beast and Olbermann
In our July 18 issue, I write about how our newspaper garnered national attention when we became affiliated with The Daily Beast. When BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on Tuesday, April 20,…
State shrinks teacher bonuses, lawsuit alleges
By Ana Ceballos, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Lawyers representing teachers are accusing the Florida Department of Education of improperly allowing school districts to deduct employer taxes from teacher bonuses,…
Levin Papantonio wins $1.1 million award
Arbitrators with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, FINRA, awarded over $1.1 million to Levin Papantonio clients in the Mobile, Ala. area who lost investments and retirement savings as a result of inappropriate…
City, County look at tree ordinances
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The Pensacola City Council this week is looking at potential revisions to the city’s tree ordinance. Emerald Coastkeeper Laurie Murphy — who has worked on a draft version of…
Thomas celebrates C’s
The Florida Department of Education issued 2018-19 school and district grades last Thursday. The state focused on “Aâ€â€™s and “Bâ€â€™s as the measure for success.  In the press release, Education Commissioner Richard…
Presser Notes: Performance Pay and Ranch-House Historic
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly The city of Pensacola’s recently released proposed budget for the next fiscal year took center stage during Mayor Grover Robinson’s weekly press conference Monday morning. Robinson’s administration released…
Stuff the Bus starts Thursday
The public is encouraged to stop by one of four collection events planned for July 17 and 18 to make a donation to help “Stuff the Bus.†Financial donations are welcome and will be…
Recap: Escambia County School District
The Escambia County School District earned a B for the 2018-19 school year. However, the district performed poorly when compared to other large school districts with more than 20,000 students. Of the…
Pare ran against Morgan in 2012
The PNJ today published an article regarding Mindy Pare. Attorney Joe Zarzaur has filed with the federal court a request that the judge compel Pare’s attorney to release to him “tangible documentation…
Mike Hill only raises $90
State Rep. Mike Hill tried to cash in on the controversy over his anti-abortion legislation and how he handled hate speech at a local meeting, but it didn’t work. His campaign only…
Calling all Escambia teachers
Inweekly wants to hear from Escambia County teachers about the conditions in their schools so that the community can better understand the challenges you face. If you’re a former Escambia County public…
Race isn’t the problem with public education either
Some in the Escambia County School District administration offices will privately say that problems with Escambia schools are tied to race – too many minority students. It’s time we bust that myth….
Is poverty really an excuse for poor public education
Earlier this week, Escambia County School Superintendent Malcolm Thomas blamed the district’s low assessment scores on Escambia County’s poverty. “Children in poverty don’t have the resources prior to going to school that…
FAMU forum explores evolving marijuana landscape
by Jeremy Morrison, Inweekly With marijuana laws rapidly evolving around the country and inside the state, people are sometimes left wondering how best to navigate the changing medical and legal landscapes. A…