Emergency and provisional teaching is where someone with a four-year degree becomes a teacher, even if they don’t have an education degree. They just become certified while teaching.
The Chilton County Board of Education approved the Superintendent’s recommendation that the after school program for students in Pre-K through 6th grade be available free of charge.
“As we enter a new school year, we ask motorists to be mindful as school buses and young pedestrians reappear along Alabama roadways, particularly in designated school zones."
There are more than 400 school resource officers across the state and many are gearing up for the school year, but experts tell WBRC that one way you can help is by building a relationship with the SRO.
Getting back in the school swing of things can be difficult for parents and students, but experts with UAB said it can be even more stressful for kids with special needs.
Students may still have over a week before school starts, but many teachers are already back in the classroom. Officials with Parent-Teacher Store USA in Hoover said teachers have been coming in non-stop for the last week.
Ahead of the new school year, a conflict resolution program creator said he was excited about changes they’d seen in students since opening permanent offices at certain schools the previous year.
The Alabama Association for School Resource Officers tells WBRC that not every Alabama school will have an SRO this coming fall, but there are more than 400 across the state and many have increased their training.
Teachers are heading back for work for Birmingham City Schools including Josh Hughes, formerly a WBRC FOX6 News editor, who will be a new social studies teacher at Woodlawn High School.
Birmingham City School leaders said some parents are struggling to stock up on supplies because of inflation and record high costs at the grocery store.
Students are faced with more challenges than their schoolwork and this workshop was focused on looking for signs of substance abuse or mental health issues.
Before school bells ring for the 2022-2023 school year, the ring of the cash register for school supplies may have some families worried. We’re On Your Side with where to get free school supplies.
School safety is top of mind as kids in Alabama return to school in just a few short weeks. That’s why the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office is taking proactive steps to keep everyone safe, hosting a school safety training.
There are nearly a thousand unpaid parking tickets in Tuscaloosa, according to the Tuscaloosa Municipal Court. The city will soon start a program to help bring that number down while providing school supplies to students this fall.
Bessemer City Schools superintendent says the school district has two mental health therapists: one focuses on K-8th grade and the other focuses on high school. She says they step in when there’s increased concern for a student.
Districts like Birmingham City Schools have hired more than one hundred new educators for the new year, but they are still finalizing around 60 more positions.
Teachers across the state are busy getting their classrooms ready for the upcoming school year…and many of them are finding that it costs a lot more than in previous years.
The Alabama sales tax holiday waived the states 4% sales tax and some local municipalities participated as well, which the state said increased the savings upwards of 10%. Tiesha Watts with the organization Margins: Women Helping Black Women said the local group was feeling the pinch as they prepared for their yearly back-to-school giveaway.
Back-to-school shopping is expected to be more expensive this year with inflation causing the price of everything to go up. That’s why a local charity is stepping in, trying to get school supplies to children who need it most.
Officials with Birmingham City Schools say they will offer free meals for Birmingham area students through the summer with their Summer Food Service Program.
Educators at the University of Montevallo are creating a new scholarship to give students another reason to choose to become teachers and also convince them to make a difference in smaller rural communities first.
Alabaster City Schools, while not eligible to offer the same summer feeding program it’s hosted in the past, will be providing free meals for kids in June.
Seniors at Oxford High School are preparing to walk across the stage at graduation Thursday night. But because of the potential threat of rain, they are unsure where it will be and how many people can attend.
Now to the great news for the Adams - Trey soared through graduation with $1.6 million dollars in scholarship offers from 17 different colleges and universities.
The agency’s goal is to reduce the amount of sun exposure that kids get to prevent cancer development. Hawes says if you take the time to tackle overexposure at a young age, you can possibly prevent skin cancer later on.
Officials with the Birmingham City School district announced that Reggie White, a math and science teacher at Washington K-8 School, has been named teacher of the year.
The County School District is looking for more than two dozen drivers, people who have the ability to interact with children and who can handle a behemoth of a machine.
Officials with the Shelby County School System announced that they will start transitioning students who live in the Mt. Laurel Zone to move to the Oak Mountain attendance zone, except for students who live in Chelsea city limits.
Jefferson County’s School Superintendent setting the record straight Friday about prayer in schools saying anyone who thinks the school district is against it is wrong. This all stems from complaints from parents that multiple high schools opened their football games with a scheduled prayer, and some students were uncomfortable with the practice.
Lawmakers passed several other bills dealing with schools including a plan to hire hundreds of math coaches to help your kids. The goal is to turn around test scores that have Alabama students dead-last in national math scores.
