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Okaloosa and Walton counties retain A ratings in new Florida school district ratings
Okaloosa and Walton counties retained their A ratings in the most recent school district ratings released by the Florida Department of Education. The 2023-24 school district grades were released Wednesday under a new grading scale approved by the State Board of Education. With the new scale, elementary schools in Florida reverted to a grading scale from 2014 to 2022, and all other school types used the new scale. ...
Okaloosa school district reveals plans for a new school and additions to two others
NICEVILLE — The Okaloosa County School Board revealed some plans that will likely affect students in Okaloosa County for years to come. About $175 million in campus improvements are planned at Baker School and Destin Elementary, along with a new K-8 school coming to Crestview, the district said. Here...
Week 1-11, we pick every high school football game of the week
Every fall, I get a few emails from snowbirds asking which local football games they should frequent. I could simply point them in the direction of our previously published 2024 high school football schedules for the Emerald Coast, but instead I ask how long they'll be here. That way I can give them a Game of the Week for that duration. ...
Escambia County schools show best improvement in over a decade
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Escambia County schools are celebrating their grades just released by the state. Each school was scored with a new rating system. The state increased its standards, making it harder for schools to get higher grades. Escambia says they're happy with the results. They...
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