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Preparing Your Child For Kindergarten

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Alicia Rohan UAB News Each year, about 4 million children enter kindergarten in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Education. For parents, it...

City Students on the ‘Life-Changing’ Experience of the Birmingham Promise

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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 

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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...

Word on The Street

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Compiled by Erica Wright We asked Birmingham-area residents, If you could teach any college course what would it be and why? Melinda Landers: “A course on...

Birmingham students awarded scholarships to fuel their studies in technical fields

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By Keisa Sharpe Alabama Newscenter The Birmingham chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE) recently awarded five students scholarships to further their studies. The mission of...

UAB’s Early Head Start Program Points To The Future

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By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The staff at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Early Head Start Program doesn’t consider what they do as...

Vikki Forte’s “Heart Work” Just What Families Need

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By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times Whether helping with children in day care or older people in need of assistance, Vikki Forte would make time to...

Parents Grow With Family Focused UAB Program

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By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Early Head Start Program is about helping families help themselves. Here are two...

Birmingham Promise gives city students work experience

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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...

Birmingham Teacher Whose Video Went Viral, Appears On “Ellen”

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Times staff report Jasmine Merlette, who teaches third grade at Sun Valley Elementary School, appeared on The Ellen Show on Wednesday and was given a...