Whiting Field runways to receive repairs


  • July 6, 2015
  • /   Mike Ensley
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WUWF is reporting that two runways in the South field will receive repairs starting later this year, but Jay Cope, Public Affairs Officer for NAS Whiting Field, says that the work won't effect flight training.

Leadership tip: acknowledge receipt of communication


  • June 29, 2015
  • /   Quint Studer
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“Got it.” I know it sounds crazy, but just those words make a boss feel better.

Leadership tip: getting better employee takeaways


  • June 22, 2015
  • /   Quint Studer
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Whenever we have a meeting with an employee, we always hope that they have takeaways...

Leadership tip: avoid “we/they” behavior


  • June 15, 2015
  • /   Quint Studer
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When someone asks you a question, don’t say you’ve got to run it past somebody else.

WSRE’s Imagination Station gives parents the power to build readers


  • March 1, 2015
  • /   Mollye Barrows
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Children in class with parents
Lydia Weeks’ favorite place to hang out is with Super Why. Her mom, Monique Weeks, brings Lydia, 2, to Super Why’s place — also known as WSRE’s Imagination Station.

ECARE gives parents teaching tools and time


  • March 1, 2015
  • /   Mollye Barrows
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Two children reading a book
Leah Flood wants a good education for her three children and knows reading to them is important. The problem is finding the time.

The more children hear, the more they learn


  • March 1, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
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Children in class repeating Pledge of Alligiance
Thirty million words. That’s the difference between poor children and their better-off classmates. It boils down to that number in programs from the South Side of Chicago to the Pensacola Metro.

The foundation for learning begins long before elementary school


  • March 1, 2015
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
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Sandy Lyons reads to VPK students at Trinity Learning Center daycare
Preschoolers last year participated in the Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University. It showed how children learn to recognize letters, read words and comprehend what they see on a page.

Education, skill-set are key to closing the gap in wealth


  • February 22, 2015
  • /   Rick Harper
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Man standing by the bay in between two palm trees
By now it’s old news: “It’s never been more important to get a good education than it is today.” But it bears repeating, because all of the indicators point in the same direction.

School literally changed TaDarius Hall’s life


  • February 22, 2015
  • /   Mollye Barrows
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Two black teenagers dancing on stage
People like being around TaDarius Hall. His peers at Pensacola High School elected him to the Homecoming Court twice and voted him freshman class president.