Tag: Birmingham Promise
Rachel Harmon announced as director of Birmingham Promise
By Alabama Newscenter Staff
Rachel Harmon has been named the inaugural director of Birmingham Promise, a scholarship and apprenticeship initiative of the city of Birmingham,...
Deadline nears to apply for Birmingham Promise apprenticeship program
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Promise, Inc. will receive $2 million from the City of Birmingham every year for five years under a project agreement that...
Birmingham Promise Education program exceeded expectations, city officials say
By Erica Wight
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Promise Initiative, launched this summer to build pathways into quality jobs for Birmingham City School (BCS) students, came...
City Students on the ‘Life-Changing’ Experience of the Birmingham Promise
By Tavaris Beal, Kamil Goodman and Jarvis Prewitt
Over the past few weeks, there has been an extensive debate about the merits of the Birmingham...
Amid criticism, Woodfin offers ‘facts’ about pilot education program
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Mayor Randall Woodfin said Tuesday he wanted to put out “factual” information regarding the Birmingham Promise Education Initiative, launched earlier...
Birmingham Promise gives city students work experience
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Ana Gregory, a recent graduate of Huffman High School, became one step closer to reaching her career objectives during “Signing...
Woodfin and Herring: A Promising Future for Birmingham
By Mayor Randall Woodfin and Superintendent Lisa Herring
As mayor of Birmingham and superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, we see reason for hope during this...