Tag: Birmingham City Schools
School Attendance Incentives for Birmingham Students Showing Signs of Success
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson | For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham’s Every Day Counts program, an effort to combat truancy, is gaining momentum.
The initiative incentivizes Housing Authority...
“Our goal is to educate our students … to achieve this...
-Mark Sullivan, Ed.D., Superintendent, Birmingham City Schools; birminghamtimes.com, Jan. 24.
Birmingham Teachers Union President ‘Shocked’ by Woodfin’s Critique of City Educators
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Richard Franklin, president of the Birmingham American Federation of Teachers, said Wednesday he was “shocked” to hear Mayor Randall Woodfin,...
Jackson-Olin School Principal: Birmingham ‘Needs to Listen’ Amid Homicides
By Alaina Bookman
AL.com
This is another installment in The Birmingham Times/AL.com/CBS42 joint series, “Beyond the Violence: What Can Be Done to Address Birmingham’s Rising Homicide...
“A bullet has no name on it. You never know when...
-Jeremiah Barrow, student, A.H. Parker High School; birminghamtimes.com. Nov. 7.
“Once those parents see that there are other alternatives, once those...
-Jefferson County DA Danny Carr, on working with parents, before considering prosecution; www.birminghamtimes.com, Oct. 30.
Phillips Academy Educator Wins “Oscars of Teaching”
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
A Birmingham instructor on Wednesday was awarded one of the nation’s most prestigious teaching awards -- the Milken Educator Award...
“There are incredibly talented students in Birmingham City Schools, and the...
-Marcus Maples, President of the Birmingham Bar Association, an attorney and shareholder at Baker Donelson, birminghamtimes.com, Oct. 19.
“This is an urgent situation. This is a crisis situation, and...
-Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, during “Rally for Reading,” on getting third graders to read on par with their peers or being held back under...
Investigation Underway at 2 Birmingham City Schools for Possible Testing Irregularities
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Schools is currently investigating reports of potential testing irregularities at two of its 43 schools and has handed...