Category: News
Teacher pay bill flying towards passage
The Florida Senate will take up its teacher pay bill today and the House bill is expected on the floor of the other chamber next…
Every Child Can Read Escambia fails
We know that reading and literacy are big issues for Escambia County. An analysis of FCAT grades over the past five years shows that the…
Vampire Diaries sailor from Pensacola
OUTZEN NEWS THEOREM: Every weird news story has either a Pensacola or a Germany connection. Latest proof: A sailor may be discharged from the US…
Buzz: Gannett to charge for pnj.com?
Bloomberg is reporting that Gannett Co., the owner of the Pensacola News Journal and 82 newspapers including USA Today, is considering charging for its online…
Gov. Scott adminstration wanted to avoid transplant costs
According to the Florida Tribune, Gov. Rick Scott decided to forgo the use of electronic correspondence as part of his daily routine. This means he…
Escambia County slowest growing county
Escambia County, Florida is the slowest growing county in the region, according to the latest census estimates that were released yesterday. The county is growing,…
Buzz: Brownsville Middle sale not on school board agenda
For the second consecutive month, the proposed sale of Brownsville Middle School to George Hawthorne and his Diversified Program Advisors is not on the agenda…
Yahoo complaint
Had a reader complained about a Yahoo toobar being added to his Firefox browser when he downloaded other software. It was default setting that he…
After nine years of FCAT, high schools aren’t better
After nine years of teaching to FCAT tests at every level, we should see FCAT scores improve at high school. The high school grades should…
Lower FCAT schools don’t keep high grades
Escambia County schools have some successful years, but rarely do they maintain those high grades. If FCAT scores are based on the merit of the…
Why Escambia Public Schools aren’t progressing
Reading is the issue. Our math gains consistently range from 69-65 percent, but the gains in reading range from 61-55 percent. The percentage of students…
Escambia School District ranked in bottom 25 percent
The Florida Department of Education has been grading the school districts based on their FCAT scores since 2003-2004 school year. In 2009-2010 school year, Escambia…
Stallworth gets hung jury
At 11 p.m. on Thursday, Judge Nick Geeker released the jury in the Donnie Stallworth trial. The former Air Force staff sergeant was on trial…
Does FCAT measure the merit of teacher?
I think not. FCAT may measure the effectiveness of entire school district, but not a particular teacher. There are too many variables as School Board…
Buzz: “Amazing Grace” coming to UWF
Buzz: Grace Zabriske, actress, poet and artist, may be coming to the University of West Florida. She may interaction with students and faculty of the…
PNJ changes website, so do other Gannett papers
The News Journal will be touting its new website. It is merely the new Gannett template Rochester Ashville Jackson Ft. Myers Lafayette (green version)
FCAT scores to determine teacher pay
Yesterday, I interviewed a parent who pulled his son out of Escambia County Public School District because he felt all the teachers had been doing…
Buzz: CMPA board members resigning
Bentina Terry and Grace McCaffrey have apparently resigned from the Community Maritime Park Associates Board of Trustees.
Hayward begins West Side Development
Press Release: Hayward To Begin West Side Improvements, ESP to Purchase Pipeline As part of Mayor Ashton Hayward’s 20 Solutions for 2011 and other public…
Tea Party Rally
The Pensacola Tea Party is hosting a demonstration Saturday to protest the restrictions placed on drilling oil in the United States. Supporters will gather from…
