Issues to watch in the 2016 legislative session
- January 5, 2016
- / Jim Saunders
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What you can expect in education, economic development, health care and more from the 2016 Florida legislative session, which starts Jan. 12.
Helping Bayou Chico get back to health
- January 5, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
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Florida Department of Environmental Protection will host a Jan. 13 meeting to update plans to improve the water quality of Bayou Chico.
Escambia County celebrates graduation rate milestone
- January 5, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
Since 2010-2011, Escambia County School District's graduation rate has increased 15 percentage points, reaching its highest level in recent years at 72.7 percent.
Grover Robinson guest column: Bayou Texar's revival
- January 4, 2016
- / Grover Robinson IV
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The restoration that has come to Bayou Texar in the last 30 years is a lesson, says Escambia Commissioner Grover Robinson IV, for the impact RESTORE projects can have on our economic and environmental rebound.
Building the case for urban innovation labs
- January 4, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
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The Aspen Institute reports about the annual event bringing together mayors and innovators from across the globe, called CityLab.
Middle grades to high school: fixing the weak link
- January 4, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
With so much attention directed toward kindergarten readiness and high school graduation rates, middle schools are often left out of the education debate.
Research review: Mentoring's effectiveness varies
- January 3, 2016
- / Guest Contributor
- / education
Nearly all of these studies report some positive outcomes associated with these programs, including those that report better outcomes with education and work, mental health, problem behavior and health, but the effects tend to be small.
Making mentoring's impact matter
- January 3, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
In the Pensacola Young Professionals Quality of Life survey, 48 percent of people said volunteering or mentoring a student is the best way to boost the school system’s performance. So what is the community prepared to do?
Shannon's Window: An investment we can live with
- January 3, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
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Helping people make better health choices isn't only good for the waistline — it's good business' bottom line.
Mobile downtown airport expects to get busy
- January 2, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
- / economy
Airbus has garnered most of the attention at the Brookley site, but a lot is going on at the Mobile Downtown Airport, which is doing some $39 million in construction work in part because of Airbus.