Be the Bulb Challenge ready for big ideas
- February 4, 2016
- / Randy Hammer
- / education
The deadline is April 27 to submit ideas for the Be the Bulb challenge, which will award $50,000 for the best ideas to improve early learning in Escambia County.
Community In Schools: A catalyst for change at Weis
- February 3, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
By making schools the hubs of their communities and engaging a range of partners with expertise and resources, community schools have shown to support students’ needs and boost their learning.
Time now for public to help bring Brownsville Community Center to life
- February 3, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard
The Brownsville Community Center can be a critical piece of the effort to turnaround some of Pensacola's deepest
Legislature looks to chip away school board control over charter schools
- February 3, 2016
- / Brandon Larrabee
- / education
Even supporters of the publicly funded private schools raised concerns about stripping local control away from school boards, which are currently allowed to sponsor charter schools.
SkillsUSA helps Pensacola highlight a path to success
- February 3, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / training-development
Getting another shot at hosting the SkillsUSA conference from 2018-2020 gives Pensacola the chance to shine a much-needed light on the importance of career education.
Florida is failing public schools
- February 3, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
A new 50-state report card shows that support for public education across the country is leaving too many children behind.
Grand Marlin expanding east
- February 2, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard,economy
It's good news for the Grand Marlin, a Pensacola area business that has added 125 jobs to the local economy since 2010.
Bill offering state employees 3 percent raises moves along
- February 2, 2016
- / News Service of Florida
- / economy
Escambia's finalists for teacher of the year named
- February 2, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
Shannon's Window: Winning the battle of school readiness
- February 1, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
What does it take to win the battle of kindergarten readiness? One story from the staff at T.R. Jackson Head Start and Prek gives a glimpse.