Tag: education
“People don’t want to know how much you know until they...
-Dr. Walter Gonsoulin, superintendent of Jefferson County Schools; birminghamtimes.com, Aug. 9.
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...
Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin Has Jefferson County Schools Geared Toward Growth
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
As the finishing touches were being put on the brand-new Fultondale High School, just weeks before this year’s fall semester...
‘Signature’ Programs Prepare Jefferson County Students for the Future
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Starting this fall, Jefferson County Schools (JEFCOED) will begin a pilot of Naviance, a software which enables students to connect...
Meet Bryan Billy: Executive Director, Teach for America Alabama
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
When Bryan Billy Jr. first set foot into his classroom at Green Acres Middle School Birmingham’s Five Points West community...
U.S. Education Sec. Miguel Cardona, HBCU Leaders Meet in Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona met with Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and leaders from most of Alabama’s Historically Black Colleges...
Ramsay High School’s Jaidynn Perkins-Martin Headed to Yale University
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Jaidynn Perkins-Martin vividly remembers sitting in her living room waiting to see if she had been accepted into college....
As Guest Reader, Mayor Woodfin Helps Close Out Freedom Schools Summer...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was the guest reader Friday as the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools Summer Camp concluded...
Birmingham Times Wins Top National Awards in Education Reporting; Photography
The Birmingham Times
In a year marking the 196th anniversary of the “Black Press of America,” The Birmingham Times Media Group (BTMG) won three national...
“There was no way in the world I was going to...
-Deborah Dickinson Crawford, a Birmingham native who, despite her initial disinterest, worked as a kindergarten teacher in the city for 38 years, and recently...