Don Gaetz says expanding health care is dead
- January 19, 2016
- / Jim Saunders
- / community-dashboard
State Sen Don Gaetz says expansion of health care to Floridians who don't have it is likely dead for three to five years. At least.
Has kindergarten become too much, too soon?
- January 19, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
Parents and teachers have become concerned about changes in kindergarten classes, leading many to suggest that kindergarten has become the new first grade.
The Trickle-Down Effect of Good (and Bad) Leadership
- January 18, 2016
- / Rachael Gillette
- / training-development
SCI TV show looks at Escambia's record graduation rate
- January 18, 2016
- / Randy Hammer
- / video,education
The Studer Community Institute’s TV show this week focuses on the remarkable rise of Escambia County’s high school graduation rate.
Pensacola’s struggle to name MLK Drive
- January 17, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
- / community-dashboard
Learn about Pensacola’s long journey to name a street after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Striving together to improve our community
- January 15, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard
Strive Together works with communities to improve education outcomes by helping them find better ways work together toward a common goal.
“What do you think?”
- January 15, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
- / economy
ECARE's Reading Pals help children get ready for school
- January 15, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
While no single factor determines whether a child is ready to start school, ECARE wants to ensure that every child in Escambia County learns to read so they will be prepared for kindergarten.
VPK in Florida grows up
- January 14, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / education
State officials mark 10 years of the VPK, which offers a half-day of preschool free to every Florida 4-year-old, as they move forward with new tools to gauge its impact on kindergarten readiness.
Senate OKs bill helping disabled children further education options
- January 14, 2016
- / Jim Saunders
- / education
The Florida Senate unanimously approved a measure that seeks to expand educational opportunities for children with developmental disabilities.