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.
Florida House eyes Uber proposal
- January 14, 2016
- / Jim Turner
- / community-dashboard
State lawmakers look to limit local government's ability to regulate Uber, Lyft and other ride-sharing businesses.
Lawmakers quiz FDLE on rape kit backlog
- January 14, 2016
- / Margie Menzel
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State lawmakers question the Florida Department of Law Enforcement about a backlog of testing rape kits in the state that is leaving victims in limbo and potential perpetrators uncaught.
Grant will help those who help mistreated children
- January 14, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard
A $60,000 grant will help provide training for those who help Pensacola area children removed from the home due to mistreatment.
Can you spot a good manager?
- January 13, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / training-development
As a Forbes contributor points out the importance of supervisors who manage up their employees, let the Studer Community Institute's ongoing education series help you and your organization get on that path in 2016.