Jan 11, 2018
UWF funding campaign smashes $50 million goal
After 50 years, $50 million was just not enough.
Jan 11, 2018
UWF breaks ground on Laboratory Sciences Annex
The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering broke ground Jan. 5 on a Laboratory Sciences Annex, which will be connected to the Life Sciences Laboratory on the Pensacola campus to provide additional space for classroom and wet research lab needs.
Jan 4, 2018
Santa Rosa provides homes for homeless students
Once-homeless children and families in Santa Rosa County will be settling into their new residences soon as lease agreements are executed in the first round of placements for the Santa Rosa County School District’s pilot housing program.
Dec 28, 2017
2017 Education Year in Review
$3 million for 30 minutes
Plans to expand the Santa Rosa County school day by 30 minutes could cost the school district an extra $3 million, but unexpected funding has made that possible.
Dec 14, 2017
Wells aims to spark scientific passion
More than a decade ago, Tina Wells could be found at Eglin Air Force Base working with a variety of dead pathogens.
Dec 7, 2017
Nelms extols ‘independence and curiosity’ of fourth-graders
Amanda Nelms taught swim lessons while in high school and college. She also has family members who are in the education field.
Dec 7, 2017
New club spreads patriotism at middle school
In the early morning hours of a Sunday in 1941, the soldiers stationed at the Pearl Harbor naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii, were not expecting an attack.
Nov 30, 2017
Dantin helps students blossom in the garden
Teaching was not Jennifer Dantin’s first career choice but it might be her best one.
Nov 23, 2017
First grade is the perfect fit for Andrus
Christina Andrus walks into her first-grade classroom at West Navarre Primary and lets her class know she is going to read them a story.
Nov 23, 2017
New union for school support staff
After 11 years under the same contract, the educational support employees for the Santa Rosa School District will be splitting from the group that represents teachers in contract negotiations.