All Jemison schools will close at 1:00 p.m. including Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High schools.

Students in some grades dressed as 100-year-olds to celebrate the 100th day of school.

The Birmingham Promise scholarship at UAB covers tuition and may be awarded for up to five years of full-time study at UAB.

A federal judge ordered the city’s school system to pay $850,000 in legal fees.

Students throughout the Etowah County school system spent Giving Tuesday in their pajamas.

Cullman High School has started several initiatives to face mental health issues head on.One initiative is called a bearcat enrichment period, where students meet with teachers to talk about their grades and attendance.

Bessemer City Schools has named Dr. Autumm Jeter as the new leader of the school system.

Alabama Senator Doug Jones has introduced a bill that he says will alleviate Alabama's teacher shortage crisis.

Tuesday the Jefferson County Commission announced its annual $18 million allocation to schools systems in the county.

Some school leaders in Chilton County are making a major investment in STEM Education.

Birmingham school leaders say they did get some schools off the failing list and are seeing improvement.

Birmingham City Schools had the largest number of schools, accounting for 36 percent of those on the list.

Some drivers are still not heeding the warning or the law when it comes to passing stopped school buses. In Jefferson County alone, at least 138 people passed a school bus this year.

The University of Montevallo was ranked in the Top 3 universities in the state in Wallethub’s most recent rankings.

Tuesday the Birmingham City Council approved $2 million from the City of Birmingham every year for five years under a project agreement for Birmingham Promise, Inc.

For rural areas, the seconds of time saved contacting law enforcement can be incredibly important.

If you are a student or a parent of a Birmingham City School student, the deadline is approaching to participate in the Birmingham Apprenticeship Program.

At least three school systems in central Alabama have made strides when it comes to the The Alabama State Department of Education’s report card.

The Leeds Chamber of Commerce has been working for years to build lasting connections between graduating high school juniors and seniors and their community.

Also called the “Oscar of Teaching,” the Milken Educator Award was presented to Raisa Eady. The award comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize.

Taxes vital to the Birmingham City School system are up for a vote.

Helping Families is a program through the Jefferson County D.A.’s office that is changing the focus when it comes to truancy from enforcement to more intervention.

School counselors, social workers and mental health professionals from Indian Rivers get training to help kids who may have emotional problems or could have suicidal thoughts

A convocation speech at Talladega College causes mixed reactions.

Applications for Birmingham Promise apprenticeship program are available.

This could be one of the most important decisions of Mayor Randall Woodfin’s administration - I am thinking of all the lives The Birmingham Promise has the potential to change. The Mayor announced the city would be launching a program to pay the tuition costs of graduating Birmingham schools.

Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter is a graduate of Kalamazoo City Schools, but I quickly learned there’s another star, it’s the Kalamazoo Promise.

Since 2005, Kalamazoo has been making good on a promise that transcends just sending students to college. It has transformed the community in many ways. So the big question I wanted to know is if this transformation reaches children who had planned to go to college anyway.

Fundraising for one program will help special needs students attend college.

Tuscaloosa City leaders say the Elevate Tuscaloosa sales tax increase will add more than $340,000 to Pre-K funding in Tuscaloosa City Schools

Shelby county schools are working to get dads involved.

Helena Elementary school classrooms now have calm down kits to help students with emotions, or to help focus on learning.

The mayor outlines details of the city's BIrmingham Promise

Students respond to Mayor Randall Woodfin's assistance initiative.

A tweet from Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin is sure to have some parents and students excited.

Fultondale teachers ride a bus through neighborhoods to welcome students back to school.

Safety cautions are important when it comes to playing in the heat.

Bama Fast Pass program helps two year college students transfer and graduate from the University of Alabama

Homewood schools want to step in an give students an outlet for mental health.

School systems are finding ways to keep kids cool as they transport them to and from school.

UA School of Law celebrates new incoming class. Of the 137 first-year law students who enrolled this week, 53% are women.

High school football players and band members are braving the heat right now as the season is less than two weeks away.

With school starting back up, a therapist at Youth Villages in Memphis says there are some common types of bullying to look for in the classroom.

Homewood police are warning drivers to reduce their speed as school starts back tomorrow.

Known as the “Loveliest Village on the Plains,” Auburn University was home to over 30,000 students in the 2018-19 school year.

You might not realize it, but your child might be eligible to receive financial aid in college.

There were around 6.5 million total absences in the 2018-19 school year throughout the state.

“We have some schools that are new and that were built with that. Others are very old," Hollingsworth said.

School starts back this week for many students across the WBRC viewing area and many will be traveling to and from class on the bus.

That initial year of school before kindergarten is more than a transition period, and it can be super constructive in the building blocks of brain development.

New school year, new band uniforms.

Check below to see the start dates for your area!

We’re on your side making sure you and your kids are ready.

Visit your local Walmart in Central Alabama and donate school supplies to help more children start the school year off right. Once you stock up on everything for your kids’ classroom, pick up a few extra supplies and donate them to the on-site Salvation Army bus.

The Shelby County Foster Parent Association is hosting a back to school backpack drive to help foster kids in need.

Some Jefferson County school students will soon be attending classes in a new location.

By law students in public and private schools are required to get vaccinations, however, some are exempt.

Students with disabilities at UAB are teaming up to make college life easier.