Tag: education
Comedian Henry Welch: Birmingham Native Returns Home for Shows This Weekend
By Je'Don Holloway-Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Birmingham native Henry Welch has a perspective of the city that few can offer. The comedian and actor is...
Matt Dale Grew Up in Shadows of Birmingham Southern; He’s Doing...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
When Alabama State Treasurer Young Boozer last month denied Birmingham Southern College’s application for an almost $30 million bridge loan...
‘State of Housing in Black America’ Report Released in Birmingham
Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Looking back when she and her husband bought their home in Adamsville AL, 17 years ago, Tambra Clark now calls it...
“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.
The Forgotten Role of Black Teachers in Birmingham’s Civil Rights Movement
By Tonyaa Weathersbee | Chalkbeat
As a Birmingham, Alabama, native, Tondra Loder-Jackson was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement. She was especially inspired...
“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...
