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