Voices United in Education

By Escambia County Public Schools

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Hear the positive stories in education that don’t make the news. You’ll hear uplifting stories of student, parent and teacher impact in Escambia County. Meredith Hackwith Edwards interviews teachers, staff, parents, students, graduates, community mentors and members, so that we can become more united inside and outside the classroom to support the success of every student in Florida’s Escambia County Public Schools.


Episode Date
Ep 215 | Aviation Academy: Aerospace & Aircraft Assembly
Sep 15, 2026
Ep 214 | Pensacola high schools have varsity flag football?!
Sep 08, 2026
Ep 213 | National Champs in Literacy! Wait, WHAT?
Sep 01, 2026
Ep 212 | Motivating middle schoolers with mentorship?!
Aug 25, 2026
Ep 211 | Student success story: Making hay while the sun shines!
Aug 18, 2026
Ep 210 | College or training? How do you pay for it?
Aug 11, 2026
Ep 209 | Lady Cats: State Basketball CHAMPS!
Aug 04, 2026
Ep 208 | The Amazing Shake: a competition of social skills
Jul 28, 2026
Ep 207 | A tale of two teachers: New teacher mentorship
Jul 21, 2026
Ep 206 | Classroom to coffee shop? Blending in student artwork!
Jul 14, 2026
Ep 205 | FREE BOOKS? Keep your child reading at grade level!
Jul 07, 2026
Ep 204 | Modern Etiquette: Who do you want to be when you grow up?
Jun 30, 2026
Ep 203 | 2025-2026 Teacher of the Year: Finding inspiration in error!
Jun 23, 2026
Ep 202 | From Walnut Hill to Senegal: One IB student’s story
Jun 16, 2026
Ep 201 | What’s it ACTUALLY like to mentor a child?
Jun 09, 2026
Ep 200 | HALF of Middle School kids are enrolled in music class?!
Jun 02, 2026
Ep 199 | Try THIS formula for quality conversations with your kid!
May 26, 2026
Ep 198 | Teens in crisis: therapy without the waiting room!
May 19, 2026
Ep 197 | Building race cars: STEM on wheels?
May 12, 2026
Ep 196 | More than babysitting: earning & learning
May 05, 2026
Ep 195 | Adaptive Exercise for Special Needs Students
Apr 28, 2026
Ep 194 | How is new leadership changing our middle schools?
Apr 21, 2026
Ep 193 | Can your child swim? Local AFFORDABLE option
Apr 14, 2026
Ep 192 | What mental health support are students getting?
Apr 07, 2026
Ep 191 | Academically talented middle schoolers have a new home at PHS
Mar 31, 2026
Ep 190 | Sheltering students from homelessness!
Mar 24, 2026
Ep 189 | There is a new place for 6th graders!
Mar 17, 2026
Ep 188 | What if I can’t afford Dr. visits for my child?
Mar 10, 2026
Ep 187 | Success Academy: Where students rebound!
Mar 03, 2026
Ep 186 | AI – Supporting our Kids to be more human
Feb 24, 2026
Ep 185 | The REAL trick to get your kids to read
Feb 17, 2026
Ep 184 | Myth busting with the PTA
Feb 10, 2026
Ep 183 | Where do you turn if your child has cancer?
Feb 03, 2026
Ep 182 | Vaping: Giving students a second chance
Jan 27, 2026
Ep 181 | From F to Honor Roll: the SOAR Academy story
Jan 20, 2026
Ep 180 | Social Media: Holding big tech accountable
Jan 13, 2026
Ep 179 | Special Olympics: Passing the torch & uniting us
Jan 06, 2026
Ep 178 | Public education: Funding the future!
Dec 30, 2025
Ep 177 | FREE hands-on science labs on SATURDAY!
Dec 23, 2025
Ep 176 | CyberCoast: Want an IT job? (OR IT in Pensacola: What’s possible?)
Dec 16, 2025
Ep 175 | K-8 together: benefits, concerns & parent feedback
Dec 09, 2025
Ep 174 | After graduation, what’s next for students with disabilities?
Dec 02, 2025
Ep 173 | The Latin legacy effect!
Nov 25, 2025
Ep 172 | Emerald waters = big green careers for boat techs!
Nov 18, 2025
Ep 171 | AI: Classroom time saver or distraction?
Nov 11, 2025
Ep 170 | Pace Girls: Bringing back their spark!
Nov 04, 2025
Ep 169 | How is orchestra the gift that keeps giving?
Oct 28, 2025
Ep 168 | More than YouTube? New Media Academy
Oct 21, 2025
Ep 167 | KIDS ONLY Blue Angels Air Show?!
Oct 14, 2025
Ep 166 | An Art Academy for Autism?
Oct 07, 2025
Ep 165 | Elementary to Middle School: Making it easier?
Sep 30, 2025
Ep 164 | Aircraft Maintenance: Shortening the learning curve
Sep 23, 2025
Ep 163 | Careers in Health: Find your calling
Sep 16, 2025
Ep 162 | Is Pensacola a premier dive location?
Sep 09, 2025
Ep 161 | What’s the 411 on 911 jobs?
Sep 02, 2025
Ep 160 | Canvas: Updates, implementation & incoming features
Aug 26, 2025
Ep 159 | What's your child's learning style?
Aug 19, 2025
Ep 158 | Back to school blues? Feelings, friends & communication
Aug 12, 2025
Ep 157 | Enabling disabled students in our community
Aug 05, 2025
Ep 156 | The future of media: Meet the interns!
Jul 29, 2025
Ep 155 | Current students, future leaders? FBLA
Jul 22, 2025
Ep 154 | Love Nuggets: Insights from a top teacher
Jul 15, 2025
Ep 153 | Welding: Sparking young minds
Jul 08, 2025
Ep 152 | Auto Shop is Back?! New & improved
Jul 01, 2025
Ep 151 | Dual Enrollment: Is it college and career hacking?
Jun 24, 2025
Ep 150 | Workforce Ed: What if a student hosted our podcast?
Jun 17, 2025
Ep 149 | Driver's Ed: More than hands at ten & two
Jun 10, 2025
Ep 148 | Affordable aftercare & meaningful connections
Jun 03, 2025
Ep 147 | What is skateboarding teaching kids?
May 27, 2025
Ep 146 | Is mentorship the best legacy?
May 20, 2025
Ep 145 | Girl's weightlifting: Building strong bodies & confidence
May 13, 2025
Ep 144 | Aviation Academy: The sky is the limit
May 06, 2025
Ep 143 | Inspiring kids to eat their veggies
Apr 29, 2025
Ep 142 | Introducing: Accelerate your performance, a Studer Education Podcast
Apr 22, 2025
Ep 141 | 4H: It's not what you think
Apr 15, 2025
Ep 140 | Mock Trial: More than a trial run at a law career
Apr 08, 2025
Ep 139 | Are you ready for summer camp?
Apr 01, 2025
Ep 138 | The Muskogee people: bringing oral history to the classroom
Mar 25, 2025
Ep 137 | Classrooms & military: mutual support?
Mar 18, 2025
Ep 136 | Vaping: Are our kids at risk?
Mar 11, 2025
Ep 135 | Snowball Effect: Student success story (RECAST)
Mar 04, 2025
Ep 134 | Are museums really for everyone?
Feb 25, 2025
Ep 133 | Pensacola has an archery park?
Feb 18, 2025
Ep 132 | Leadership & data: an unlikely power couple
Feb 11, 2025
Ep 131 | Pensacola Mess Hall: What happens IF?
Feb 04, 2025
Ep 130 | How to avoid FASFA paperwork pitfalls
Jan 28, 2025
Ep 129 | What makes Global Learning Academy SO special?
Jan 21, 2025
Ep 128 | Foreign Exchange Teachers?
Jan 14, 2025
Ep 127 | What’s the impact of social media on kids’ brains?
Jan 07, 2025
Ep 126 | Is art more than an elective?
Dec 31, 2024
Ep 125 | Kids are worrying more! Now what?
Dec 24, 2024
Ep 124 | Do clothes make the student?
Dec 17, 2024
Ep 123 | NJROTC in 8th grade?
Dec 10, 2024
Ep 122 | Achieve Escambia: The resource concierge?
Dec 03, 2024
Ep 121 | School Board: A calling to serve
Nov 26, 2024
Ep 120 | Bullying: How are schools handling it?
Nov 19, 2024
Ep 119 | Sensory spaces: More than a playground?
Nov 12, 2024
Ep 118 | Got a teacher's heart?
Nov 05, 2024
Ep 117 | Is my child's development delayed?
Oct 29, 2024
Ep 116 | What does the half-cent sales tax pay for?
Oct 22, 2024
Ep 115 | NIL: What's in it for the students?
Oct 15, 2024
Ep 114 | What schools are good here?
Oct 08, 2024
Ep 113 | From Tate High to Officer of the Year
Oct 01, 2024
Ep 112 | Financial literacy: Setting up kids for stable futures
Sep 24, 2024
Ep 111 | Coming together with Sue Straughn
Sep 17, 2024
Ep 110 | From inmate to outreach: Building up at-risk youth
Sep 10, 2024
Ep 109 | What's the best way to talk with your kids about vaping?
Sep 03, 2024
Ep 108 | Learning to fail: Critical skill for success?
Aug 27, 2024
Ep 107 | How is one couple changing our schools?
Aug 20, 2024
Ep 106 | Pilots in training: Landing the job
Aug 13, 2024
Ep 105 | Should we train kids to save lives?
Aug 06, 2024
Ep 104 | Can art inspire learning?
Jul 30, 2024
Ep 103 | Critical thinking: Can it be taught?
Jul 23, 2024
Ep 102 | How do you fix that? Not Your Grandfather’s Shop Class
Jul 16, 2024
Ep 101 | Why Stuff the Bus?
Jul 09, 2024
Ep 100 | Teachers Rock (LITERALLY)!
Jul 02, 2024
Ep 99 | Costello’s: Serving Up Sandwiches & Setting Up for Success
Jun 25, 2024
Ep 98 | Are Your Girls Prepared?
Jun 18, 2024
Ep 97 | Who is the 2025 Principal of the Year?
Jun 11, 2024
Ep 96 | Smart & Safe Internet Use
Jun 04, 2024
Ep 95 | Should Every Parent Worry About Fentanyl?
May 28, 2024
Ep 94 | Can Kids Learn to Be Leaders?
May 21, 2024
Ep 93 | Is Cheerleading a Sport?
May 14, 2024
Ep 92 | Who is the 2025 Teacher of the Year?
May 07, 2024
Ep 91 | Wheelchair Accessible Gym?
Apr 30, 2024
Ep 90 | An Apprenticeship that Pays?
Apr 23, 2024
Ep 89 | Scholarships for Playing Video Games?
Apr 16, 2024
Ep 88 | Seriously - How Do You Set Goals for Kids?
Apr 09, 2024
Ep 87 | How to Change Your career Path into a Classroom?
Apr 02, 2024
Ep 86 | Fueling Hungry Minds
Mar 26, 2024
Ep 85 | Student in the Mirror: Dignity & Confidence
Mar 19, 2024
Ep 84 | Want to Impress a Middle Schooler?
Mar 12, 2024
Ep 83 | How to Help Teachers Teach & Students Succeed?
Mar 05, 2024
Ep 82 | Afterschool is Ripe for Building Character
Feb 27, 2024
Ep 81 | The Arts: Extra or Essential?
Feb 20, 2024
Ep 80 | STEM Avoidance to Confidence: STARBASE
Feb 13, 2024
Ep 79 | What Is Kindergarten Readiness?
Feb 06, 2024
Ep 78 | Summer Slide or Summer Strong?
Jan 30, 2024
Ep 77 | FREE Classroom Supplies? Tools for Teachers
Jan 23, 2024
Ep 76 | Can Global Education Create Local Unity?
Jan 16, 2024
Ep 75 | Derrick Brooks: From Pensacola to the NFL
Jan 09, 2024
Ep 74 | Wanted: Passionate Paraprofessionals
Jan 02, 2024
Ep 73 | How Do We Help Grieving Kids?
Dec 26, 2023
Ep 72 | Can a Greenhouse Grow Minds?
Dec 19, 2023
Ep 71 | Scholarship for High-Achieving, Low-Income Students
Dec 12, 2023
Ep 70 | Homework? Tutor Me to the Rescue
Dec 05, 2023
Ep 69 | The future of Public Education in Escambia County
Nov 28, 2023
Ep 68 | What Options Does a Technical College Offer?
Nov 21, 2023
Ep 67 | What Did You Do at School Today? Get Answers with Canvas
Nov 14, 2023
Ep 66 | Meet Pensacola's Globally Ranked Triathlete
Nov 07, 2023
Ep 65 | Can Fitness Make Our Kids Better Students?
Oct 31, 2023
Ep 64 | It Takes a Village, but What's Plan B?
Oct 24, 2023
Ep 63 | College Bound? 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Oct 17, 2023
Ep 62 | What is the IB Program?
Oct 10, 2023
Ep 61 | What are Allstar Academic Teams? [RELOADED]
Oct 03, 2023
Ep 60 | Navigating Hunger [RELOADED]
Sep 26, 2023
Ep 59 | Free 4-Year College Scholarship? [RELOADED]
Sep 19, 2023
Ep 58 | Safe (& Free) Aftercare? [RELOADED]
Sep 12, 2023
Ep 57 | Being a Good Digital Citizen: Screen Time, Reality & the Internet [RELOADED]
Sep 05, 2023
Ep 56 | Free College in 15 Minutes? [RELOADED]
Aug 29, 2023
Ep 55 | How Do We Cultivate Leaders? [RELOADED]
Aug 22, 2023
Ep 54 | Do New Teachers Get Mentors? [RELOADED]
Aug 15, 2023
Ep 53 | Is A Career In Emergency Medicine Right for Your Kid? [RELOADED]
Aug 08, 2023
Ep 52 | How Do We Keep Our Kids Safe At School? [RELOADED]
Aug 01, 2023
Ep 51 | Virtual Trafficking? Tips to Protect Kids [RELOADED]
Jul 25, 2023
Ep 50 | Is Hope Horizon a Solution for Your Child? [RELOADED]
Jul 18, 2023
EP 49 | Can Animals Get Kids to Read? [RELOADED]
Jul 11, 2023
Ep 48 | Can We Prevent Summer Slide? [RELOADED]
Jul 04, 2023
Ep 47 | TikTok's Mr. Bus Driver: Safety, Fame & Bus Babies [RELOADED]
Jun 27, 2023
Ep 46 | Parent University Pensacola
Jun 20, 2023
Ep 45 | Expanding Our World View: Global Diplomacy & Southern Hospitality
Jun 13, 2023
Ep 44 | Why Mentor A Child? A Tale of Two Busy Mentors
Jun 06, 2023
Ep 43 | How Do Bikes Help Kids? Free Bikes & Balance
May 30, 2023
Ep 42 | Snowball Effect: Student Success Story
May 23, 2023
Ep 41 | Kids Working in the Health Clinic? Empowering the Next Generation
May 16, 2023
Ep 40 | Who’s Listening? How are Needs are Assessed & Met
May 09, 2023
Ep 39 | Should Your Kid Learn to Code?
May 02, 2023
Ep 38 | New School Grading: What to Expect
Apr 25, 2023
Ep 37 | How to Get FREE Emergency Supplies in 24 Hours
Apr 18, 2023
Ep 36 | 2024 Teacher of the Year
Apr 11, 2023
Ep 35 | Your Feedback Matters
Apr 04, 2023
Ep 34 | Is A Career In Emergency Medicine Right for Your Kid?
Mar 28, 2023
Ep 33 | How Do We Keep Our Kids Safe At School?
Mar 21, 2023
Ep 32 | FREE Pass To Our National Parks
Mar 14, 2023
Ep 31 | Opportunities for Rural Kids: Grow This & Learn That
Mar 07, 2023
Ep 30 | Is Creative Writing Problem Solving?
Feb 28, 2023
Ep 29 | Scholarships Opportunities that ENHANCE Academic Performance?
Feb 21, 2023
Ep 28 | What’s THE Military High School for Escambia County?
Feb 14, 2023
Ep 27 | Is Hope Horizon a Solution for Your Child?
Feb 07, 2023
Ep 26 | What are Allstar Academic Teams?
Jan 31, 2023
Ep 25 | Welding: Giving Kids Tools of the Trades
Jan 24, 2023
Ep 24 | Equipping Kids to Thrive
Jan 17, 2023
Ep 23 | Make an Impact, Teach!
Jan 10, 2023
Ep 22 | Chain Reaction
Jan 03, 2023
Ep 21 | Mental Wellness Matters
Dec 27, 2022
Ep 20 | Free College in 15 Minutes?
Dec 20, 2022
Ep 19 | Virtual Trafficking? Tips to Protect Kids
Dec 13, 2022
Ep 18 | Safe (& Free) Aftercare?
Dec 06, 2022
Ep 17 | Can Animals Get Kids to Read?
Nov 29, 2022
Ep 16 | Science Over Screens? The Roy Hyatt Center
Nov 22, 2022
Ep 15 | United: Real Stories
Nov 15, 2022
Ep 14 | Can We Prevent Summer Slide?
Nov 08, 2022
Ep 13 | How Do We Cultivate Leaders?
Nov 01, 2022
Ep 12 | The Super WalMart of Community Services
Oct 25, 2022
Ep 11 | 2023 Teacher of The Year
Oct 18, 2022
Ep 10 | Who is the Superintendent?
Oct 11, 2022
Ep 9 | Free Mentoring for Students
Oct 04, 2022
Ep 8 | Do New Teachers Get Mentors?
Sep 27, 2022
Ep 7 | Making Money: Job Skills & Opportunity
Sep 20, 2022
Ep 6 | Navigating Hunger
Sep 13, 2022
Ep 5 | Parent University Pensacola
Sep 06, 2022
Ep 4 | Fueling Bellies and Brains: The Backpack Program
Aug 30, 2022
Ep 1 | TikTok's Mr. Bus Driver: Safety, Fame & Bus Babies
Aug 23, 2022
Ep 2 | Being a Good Digital Citizen: Screen Time, Reality & the Internet
Aug 23, 2022
Ep 3 | Free 4-Year College Scholarship?
Aug 23, 2022
Welcome to Voices United in Education (Trailer)!
Jul 08, 2022