Affordable housing harder to find for local low-income families
- February 4, 2016
- / Zach Jenkins
- / economy
As rent increases faster than household income, renters in Northwest Florida are getting squeezed.
Tax cuts advance as democrats take a walk
- February 4, 2016
- / News Service of Florida
- / economy
A nearly $1 billion tax-cut package is ready to go to the House floor after getting backed Wednesday — without Democrats voting — by a key committee.
House, Senate committees OK budget plans
- February 4, 2016
- / Brandon Larrabee and Jim Saunder
- / economy
SCI kicks off 2016 training series
- February 4, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / training-development
More than 100 people joined the Studer Community Institute's 2016 training and development series with a goal-setting workshop that will conclude on Feb. 18.
Be The Bulb $50,000 challenge on WEAR
- February 4, 2016
- / Ron Stallcup
- / video
Thursday on Channel 3 News at 4p.m., watch Quint Studer talk about how you can enter the $50,000 Be The Bulb Challenge.
Be the Bulb Challenge ready for big ideas
- February 4, 2016
- / Randy Hammer
- / education
The deadline is April 27 to submit ideas for the Be the Bulb challenge, which will award $50,000 for the best ideas to improve early learning in Escambia County.
Community In Schools: A catalyst for change at Weis
- February 3, 2016
- / Reggie Dogan
- / education
By making schools the hubs of their communities and engaging a range of partners with expertise and resources, community schools have shown to support students’ needs and boost their learning.
Time now for public to help bring Brownsville Community Center to life
- February 3, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / community-dashboard
The Brownsville Community Center can be a critical piece of the effort to turnaround some of Pensacola's deepest
Legislature looks to chip away school board control over charter schools
- February 3, 2016
- / Brandon Larrabee
- / education
Even supporters of the publicly funded private schools raised concerns about stripping local control away from school boards, which are currently allowed to sponsor charter schools.
SkillsUSA helps Pensacola highlight a path to success
- February 3, 2016
- / Shannon Nickinson
- / training-development
Getting another shot at hosting the SkillsUSA conference from 2018-2020 gives Pensacola the chance to shine a much-needed light on the importance of career education.