The Pelham Board of Education will now be allocating approximately $1.3 million dollars more per year for employee pay and benefits than they did when the system started in 2014.
UAB leaders said they are waiving the application fees for a week as part of an initiative to provide equal access to potential students who are seeking higher education.
Now that the positivity rate has fallen to a little more than 9%, Superintendent, Dr. Mark Sullivan, said it’s time for some students to head back to class.
Parents said the goal is to bring the children joy during a school year that has been extra challenging due to the coronavirus and to give students a reason to want to come to school.
The Birmingham Athletic Partnership has created the Coach Emanuel “Tubb” Bell Scholarship that will be awarded to a senior basketball player within Birmingham City Schools.
Birmingham City Schools students graduating in May must apply for Birmingham Promise and complete a FAFSA form by March 1 to be part of the tuition assistance program.
University of Alabama Assistant Professor of Higher Education Dr. Krystal L. Williams was chosen by “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine as one of the nation’s top 15 emerging scholars under the age of 40.
Students have endured many changes and unique obstacles during the pandemic and a Birmingham education consultant weighs in on if parents should hold their child back who is underperforming.
President Joe Biden signed a number of executive orders in the first 24 hours in office. Several of the new action items deal with student education services.
It’s kind of like the first day of school all over again for some Hoover City School students. Elementary students started their new learning schedule Tuesday. Students moved from 2 days a week of in person learning to 4 days a week of in person learning.
The CDC continues to monitor for spread of COVID variants - which are essentially new forms of the COVID virus. They’re monitoring one in particular that’s already showing up in the U.S. and it’s considered more contagious.
State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey says he has concerns about COVID’s impact on schools over the next few months and the ability to maintain full in person learning.
State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey and the state’s top health officials met Thursday morning to continue talks on how to get more teachers access to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The propel center is designed to connect HBCU students to technology, accelerated programs, and entrepreneurship skills development while focusing on social justice and equality.
Ariyah Copeland, an Alabama basketball player, was one of five grand prize winners presented with $20,000 tuition grants, while more than 60 student athletes received $2,500 each in tuition awards.
This new bill includes four times more money for schools. Dr. Mackey says state by state allocations have not been released yet, but based on the math from the previous bill Alabama could get $800 - $900 million dollars.
It’s much quieter this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the librarians are working hard to make sure those traditions are still alive and accessible.
New guidance released by the state Friday allows for slightly shorter quarantine times if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 based on updates from the CDC.
Volunteers will load the bags with a few extra goodies this month: a pre-cooked ham, some dinner rolls, some household & hygiene products, and some sweet treats to put in stockings.
COVID-19 has taken so much from so many - including our loved ones. State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey saying during Thursday’s meeting more teachers have died due to the virus.
New leadership at the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles prompted the Alabama Community College System to increase its proposed spending on correctional education in the next budget year.
Howard said he met with School Board Members Monday morning to implement a Keeping Schools Open Plan. In this plan, leaders outline 6 stages to keep traditional school open for students.
School districts across the state are working to track down thousands of students who didn’t enroll this year. The state superintendent is now saying close to 10,000 kids didn’t show up for class.
Some education advocates and state union members are pushing back against Governor Kay Ivey’s announcement that schools should move to more in-person learning.
The governor called on school administrators to move back to in-person learning, saying virtual and remote instruction are “stop-gap measures” that cannot become permanent.
Hoover City Schools resumed the staggered learning schedule Monday where students only report certain days during the week. Superintendent Dr. Kathy Murphy also released updated numbers for parents.
Some students and staff at C.J. Donald Elementary in Fairfield are in day two of their quarantine after a potential COVID-19 exposure at school. The district has a partnership with Cahaba Medical Care which paid off during their safety response.
For decades the name of a former Alabama governor and Ku Klux Klan member fronted one of the main buildings on the Troy University campus, but not anymore.
Nationally, teachers are honored each spring with a dedicated Teachers Appreciation Week, however, due to the unique and challenging set of circumstances teachers have experienced this year, the state is providing Alabama teachers with extra praise.
