Escambia County School District

With the future of Title I funding in question, three Northwest Florida schools are receiving $50,000 STEM makeovers from Florida Power & Light to help level the educational playing field.

Offsetting the need for teachers to use their own money, the Escambia Public Schools Foundation has partnered with the district's central warehouse to create Tools for Teachers,' online resource store for classroom supplies.

School districts in the western Florida Panhandle are still experiencing a teacher shortage, but reporting fewer vacancies for the start of the 2023-24 school year.

The Escambia County School Board on Monday urged a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by authors, a publishing company, parents, and a non-profit organization challenging the removal or restriction of books in school libraries.

Parents have raised concerns that books are inaccessible in high school libraries as the district reviews materials to be in compliance with Florida's expansion of "Don't Say Gay" law.

The Escambia County School Board voted Tuesday to formally offer the position of interim superintendent to long-time district administrator Keith Leonard for a term of 13 months.

The Florida Board of Education has given the Escambia County School Board until Thursday morning to present a final charter school contract or face withholding of funding.

Final negotiations are underway for a charter school agreement approved by the Escambia County School Board for Warrington Middle School.

The Escambia County School Board on Tuesday voted down a resolution that would have given voters a chance to switch back to an elected superintendent. The motion failed on a 2-3 vote, for now, ending the debate over how the district’s top executive is selected.

District officials, teachers and administrators are aiming for a positive start to the school year at Escambia County's embattled Warrington Middle School, which will become a charter school next year.