Escambia County’s first-ever Books, Balls and Blocks early childhood outreach event is set for Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1201 North H Street. Achieve Escambia is hosting…
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County part of bold workforce initiative
FloridaWest today announced that Escambia County is one of five communities joining the Inclusive Development Network (IDN), an ambitious new initiative designed to advance inclusive workforce development within the selected regions through a focus on…
Achieve Escambia boss resigns
After less than four months on the job, Achieve Escambia’s Director Greg Voss has resigned. Achieve Escambia was founded in early 2016 by Navy Federal Credit Union, Gulf Power and other community leaders…
Escambia County continues to lose students
For the third consecutive year, the Escambia County School District saw its student enrollment drop. Meanwhile Santa and Okaloosa counties have experienced steady growth. The districts of Santa Rosa and Okaloosa this year alone…
Mayor sells historic Pensacola street markers
Pensacola Mayor Ashton Hayward has put up for auction 30 historic street markers. They are to be sold “AS-IS†on the website GovDeals.com. Their condition is described as “20 in good condition…
Achieve Escambia hires executive director
Greg Voss has been named director of Achieve Escambia; Pensacola’s new cradle to career collective impact effort. Voss has more than 25 years of experience working in non-profit management. Most recently Voss…
Achieve Escambia: ask teachers what works
In my Outtakes column for Aug. 4, I recommend that Achieve Escambia survey the teachers of the Escambia County School District to find out what is working and what isn’t in the…
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 the way, cradle to career.” From the…