How can we make public schools better?
- January 27, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
As schools locally and across the country put a bigger focus on high school graduation rates and kindergarten readiness, the bigger question loom: Can schools be fixed?
Time to get serious about public education
- January 27, 2016
- / Randy Hammer
- / education
With per-student spending $3,000 less than the national average, state newspapers challenged policymakers to make public education a priority.
Senate panel backs expanding prescribing powers
- January 26, 2016
- / News Service of Florida
- / community-dashboard
Bill would allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners to expand ability to write prescriptions.
Area homeless students need our help
- January 26, 2016
- / Randy Hammer
- / education,community-dashboard
Nearly 4,000 children who attend public schools in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties don't have enough food or a place to call home.
Senate will match Scott's $250 incentive request
- January 26, 2016
- / Jim Turner
- / economy,community-dashboard
A key Senate budget chairman will recommend that Gov. Rick Scott get his wish for $250 million to recruit businesses to Florida.
Senators support efforts to boost rape kit testing
- January 26, 2016
- / Margie Menzel
- / community-dashboard
Plans to speed up DNA testing in suspected rape cases are moving in the Legislature, following revelations that thousands of evidence kits remain untested statewide.
What amazing bosses do differently
- January 26, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
- / training-development
Job satisfaction often hinges on the quality of the relationships we have with our bosses
Why employee development is a necessity
- January 26, 2016
- / Rachael Gillette
- / training-development
As Director of Professional Development for Studer Community Institute, I have the privilege of putting together training sessions to help you and your business achieve more.
Shannon's Window: Keeping the uninsured caught in the safety net
- January 25, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard
If you don’t have health insurance, try not to sick — for at least three to five more years.
Education and quality of life boost economic development
- January 25, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / economy
The message is clear that policies that focus on investing money to draw people to jobs is not the most effective economic development plan.