Camelot worse than AV Clubbs – FCAT writing for 8th grade
The Camelot-run middle school performed much worse than the old A.V. Clubbs on the FCAT writing tests when you compare its percentage of 4 or…
Silver lining on FCAT writing scores – 4th grade
The majority of the Escambia County elementary schools improved on the writing scores and narrowed the gap between the percentage of fourth graders scoring 4…
5 of 7 Escambia High School do well on FCAT writing
Only Pensacola and Escambia High failed to surpass the state FCAT writing averages for scores of 4 or higher: District Name School Name Number of…
4 of 11 Escambia middle school surpass state FCAT writing average
The surprise in the eighth grade reading is that the “IB middle school,” Workman, didn’t surpass state average for scores 4 or above. The Camelot…
Nine 4th grades surpass state FCAT writing averages
Escambia County only had nine fourth grade classes exceed the state FCAT writing averages for students thatscored a 4 or higher—and A.K. Suter, Hellen Caro…
Vote for Pensacola baseball team name
The entries have been narrowed to six names: Aviators, Salty Dogs, Mullet, Blue Wahoo, Loggerheads, and Redbone. The rules for voting on the “Name The…
Navy Seals kicked butt
Daily Beast: Navy SEALs started as frogmen clearing beaches in World War II, but have since become an elite corps performing America’s most delicate tasks….
Photo for the ages
President Barack Obama and his staff watching the Osama Bin Laden raid: Read CNN article.
St. Pete Times’ take on state budget
What do we get for $68 billion? Hospitals statewide face a $510 million cut, or 12 percent, in Medicaid reimbursements—which will hurt Sacred Heart significantly….
FCAT writing scores to be released today
The easiest of the of Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests will be released Florida Dept. of Education at 10 a.m. today. The writing exams are are…
Birthers become deathers
Got this email this morning: I don’t know about you. But I’m asking “Where’s the beef?” How come they allegedly disposed of Osama’s body at…
Fairhope to get Pulitzer hotel and library
Press Release: Mac Pulitzer, great-grandson of Pulitzer Prize founder Joseph Pulitzer and son of New York Times best-selling author Roxanne Pulitzer, is moving to the…
Firehouse Subs helps tornado victims
Press Release: To benefit first responders and tornado survivors in the Southeast, Firehouse Subs has announced the “Round Up” program in most of the 427…
PPD looking for suspect (drawing)
Press Release: A composite drawing of a suspected involved in a recent carjacking and robbery of a fast food employee has been released. The incident…
Bin Laden dead
Osama bin Laden, mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attack on U.S., was killed by an American forces yesterday. New York Times: Bin Laden Is Dead…
Just like Congress?
Washington Post Fact Checker writes Republican lawmakers like House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) stretched the truth in saying their plan will give Americans…
State Newspaper Roundup: May 1
Sun Sentinel gives rundown on what our state legislature will do this week. Public schools will get 7.9 percent budget cut. Bright Futures will be…
Problems with Assisted Living Facilities
Neglected to Death: Miami Herald looks at assisted living facilities and found that safeguards once hailed as the nation’s best have been ignored in a…
Stallworth trial has hung jury…again
The State Attorney’s Office can’t convict Donnie Stallworth of the home invasion and the murders of Byrd and Melanie Billings. For the second time, the…
