Tag: education
How ‘critically at-risk’ students now excel at Birmingham Academy
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Some had been bullied. Some have had discipline issues. Some were expelled from other schools. Some just needed a better...
Local nonprofit STAIR’s secret to improving reading skills of second graders
By Terri Robertson
bhamnow.com
When Zhoria was in second grade, like many children her age in Birmingham, she struggled with reading. When asked to read aloud,...
Expanding Minority Doctorate Pipeline Began with Facebook Group
By LaMont Jones
Diverse Education
LaShonda Horrison-Gurley said she “didn’t know whether to laugh, to cry or break out in a praise dance” when she successfully...
Children’s offers free sessions to assist caregivers of children with mental...
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
A series of free educational sessions offered by Children’s of Alabama Behavioral Health begins this week to assist parents, caregivers...
Dannetta Thornton Owens, 80, former Birmingham school board member
Times staff report
Dannetta Thornton Owens, former president of the Birmingham Board of Education, died on December 15. She was 80.
She was at home surrounded...
Journalism Program Explores Black Students’ Experiences
By Tiffany Pennamon
diverseenducation.com
The Nation recently launched a student journalism program that provides training and mentoring opportunities for black student journalists while giving them a...
At 95, WWII vet still finds ways to serve country, fellow...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Frances Phelps, a 95-year-old World War II veteran, is in good health, needing only her acid reflux medication.
“The...
Randall Woodfin announces co-chairs of Education and Economic Development Committees
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin today announced the co-chairs of his Education and Workforce Development and Economic Development and Entrepreneurship committees.
The...
This urban charter school increased its black and Latino STEM graduates...
By Stuart Miller
The Hechinger Report
NEWARK, N.J. — Tahiv McGee spent Fridays during his senior year of high school at Rutgers University-Newark, where he worked...
GPS Educational Services finds way to engage community and parents in...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When it comes to community outreach, GPS Educational Services means it, literally.
The group has been known to knock on doors...