Since the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, the (HCS) transportation department says it has continued its daily operations with a smaller staff because of ongoing challenges filling bus driver positions.
City officials in Birmingham now making a concerted effort to make the Magic City safer for you. Their latest focus? Giving the younger generations conflict resolution skills.
Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa and Miles College in Fairfield are now more closely aligned after the presidents of both institutions signed an agreement that makes transferring much easier.
After receiving a $10,000 grant to expand the Stillman Foundation Community Garden, the college is preparing to harvest it's home-grown collard greens.
Tuscaloosa city school district is testing a pilot program to see if it helps fill the gap. City school superintendent Dr. Mike Daria says a few other states are doing this and that is paying their teacher interns to help shore up the teacher shortage.
There are fewer Birmingham City Schools on the state department of education’s list of failing schools this year. Birmingham City School leaders said they are laser-focused on academic achievement, and Charles A. Brown Elementary School was one of seven schools that worked diligently to get off that list.
Now that they are back in person, many teachers are trying to play catch up while simultaneously teaching new material. With a new list out, Hughes is worried for added pressure on teachers.
Research has come out from Stanford and Harvard of education recovery across the nation and Alabama as a state. Hoover City Schools scored remarkably high.
Stillman College is recognizing it’s first generation students or students whose parents did not complete four-year degrees in college with a fun walk on campus.
Leaders at the Tuscaloosa City School district will be holding another "listening" session as way to gain more insight into ways to better the school experience for students.
Students across the state have something to celebrate. The Nation’s Report Card shows Alabama is the only state with growth in both reading and math among 4th graders.
Anniston City Schools is considering consolidating some schools. This was a proposal presented by the district’s superintendent Dr. D. Ray Hill during Tuesday’s board meeting.
It’s the period in between the nine weeks of school. Instead of being off, students come to school for enrichment, or intensive instruction in the subjects where they need help.
The Shelby County Board of Education started planning their budget early in the spring and continued meeting and reviewing until it was presented to the board in September.
You should be able to see if you qualify for President Joe Biden’s federal student loan forgiveness plan any day now, but there is still confusion about the program.
A nonprofit organization that started back in 2015, aims to create awareness about bullying. Bama against bullying is shaping children ages 6 to 13 to become a positive influence. Instructor barbie perry said she found it more effective to create a class that meets weekly where kids can come dance and also learn about ways to prevent bullying.
As flu season begins, school districts in our area said there’s a growing need for substitute teachers. School leaders said it’s getting harder to find qualified people who can step in when a teacher needs time off.
The Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services (ACES) report goes back to 2010 saying, “Colleges of Education graduated 1,460 teachers (bachelor elementary) but, by 2021, production dropped by a third to 1,012.”
In Alabama, almost 20,000 students did not fill out the FAFSA application last year, that’s almost 20,000 students who missed an opportunity for free money to help pay for post-secondary education.
The principal of Glen Iris Elementary School is encouraging all of the teachers to get students outside and into the garden for a bit of cross-pollination of learning.
Birmingham City students, their parents and faculty and staff will soon have the opportunity to transform their financial effectiveness through a financial literacy initiative funded in part by the City of Birmingham.
"Our Calera Middle School Resource Officer was notified of this situation today by school staff. We immediately began investigating the incident in conjunction with the school and conferred with our district attorneys office."
The City of Birmingham has committed $1 million to Birmingham City Schools to establish a financial literacy program. It’s designed to help students gain lifelong financial skills.
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