As Alabama rolls out a new law restricting screen time in early childhood and kindergarten classrooms, WBRC's investigation finds most Central Alabama school districts aren't tracking student screen use, while teachers, parents and researchers raise concerns about its effect on attention, literacy and social skills.
A Calhoun County Career Academy student won gold at the SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference last week, June 1-5, in Atlanta, crediting his teacher for pushing him past his fear of public recognition.
Birmingham City Schools reports improved early literacy rates. An estimated 66% of second graders are now reading at grade level, up two percentage points from last year, while third grade remains steady at 78%.
A Jasper City Schools senior has achieved perfect attendance from kindergarten through 12th grade, an accomplishment the district says has not happened in decades.
Alabama’s First-Class Pre-K program has been recognized in the State of Preschool Yearbook by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) for the 20th consecutive year, making Alabama the only state in the nation to achieve that distinction for two decades straight.
Verner Elementary School is one of three schools in the district that’s part of the pilot program to try out the alert badges. Early indications seems to show that the badges work very well.
Birmingham Promise has moved up the deadline for students applying for free tuition to four-year colleges and universities in Alabama from May 1 to Feb. 1.
WBRC now knows how many third graders did not move on to the fourth grade this school year- because they scored below reading level on the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program (ACAP) reading exam even after retaking the exam during summer camp.
Spring has sprung and can continue blooming all year long in the classrooms of eight Birmingham schools using hydroponics technology through a new collaboration between Birmingham City Schools, Jones Valley Teaching Farm and New York nonprofit New York Sun Works.
Bessemer City Schools leaders are working on a plan to stop teens from dropping out – specifically students who are older than other classmates in their grade level.
