Increased minimum wage may not be enough to support many families


  • May 12, 2016
  • /   Phyllis Pooley
  • /   economy
The case for a living wage is a strong one, but whether simply raising the minimum wage to attempt to accomplish it remains an interesting if not fully answered question.

SCI part of early learning panel on WSRE


  • May 11, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
The focus on early education and its impact on the quality of life in the community from cradle to career is coming to WSRE. Watch “inStudio” live at 7 p.m. May 12 on WSRE with Jeff Weeks.

Summer Breakspot fills nutritional gap


  • May 10, 2016
  • /   Reggie Dogan
  • /   education
The Summer Breakspot Program at Weis Elementary School is essential to ensure that all children have access to the nutritional resources they need.

Taking Conversations from Difficult to Doable


  • May 10, 2016
  • /   Ron Stallcup
  • /   studer-community-institute
Lynne Cunningham from the Studer Group lead the three-hour plus trainingsession, and within minutes had the packed room of attendees on their feetengaging in an exercise.

Where are reading skills an issue for kindergartners


  • May 9, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
Data show that at 25 Escambia elementary schools, at least 50 percent of kindergartners were lagging in reading skills.

Photo Gallery - Making Your Presentation Bulletproof


  • May 9, 2016
  • /   Rachael Gillette
  • /   studer-community-institute
Nearly 70 people attended the Studer Community Institute workshop

Are you wearing your boss out?


  • May 8, 2016
  • /   Quint Studer
  • /   training-development,quint-studer
Just as you crave feedback from your boss, supervisors like to know when they do some right. Don't be the person who only brings a problem to your boss.

Lessons learned from Zero to Five Collaborative


  • May 6, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
The Zero to Five Funders Collaborative's project in the Dallas neighborhood of Bachman Lake shows how specific focus, funding planning, and collaboration build a rich early learning environment.

How parent talk can change the world


  • May 6, 2016
  • /   Randy Hammer
  • /   video
I must admit I drank the Kool-Aid these people offered me. Dana Suskind and her staff at the Thirty Million Words Initiative are onto something.

Parks building brain power in play


  • May 5, 2016
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   education
The Story Walk at Bryan Park in northeast Pensacola is an example of how early learning can be woven into public spaces — and how Pensacola could be better off for it.