Tag: schools
Birmingham Housing Awarded $2 Million to Expand Section 8 Vouchers for...
habd.net
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) announced Tuesday it will receive $2,119,900 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for...
Birmingham Schools Creates Community Reading Groups to Boost Literacy for 3rd...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Schools leaders took another step Monday to get all third graders reading on grade level or proficiency by...
Birmingham City School Students Stand Out During 1st Annual Mock Law...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
Makayla Green and Charisma Knight, from A.H. Parker High School and Tyra Davis of Ramsay High School were among Birmingham...
Birmingham City Schools Kick Off Inaugural Stop the Violence Classic
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Star football players at Birmingham’s Ramsay and A.H. Parker High Schools may be on opposite sides of the ball Thursday,...
Mayor Woodfin: Birmingham City Schools Face Reading ‘Crisis’
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin said Monday night that Birmingham City Schools (BCS) were facing a reading “crisis” and that adults...
Meet the Woodlawn High School Grad Building Peace in Birmingham
By Callie Puryear
bhamnow.com
Over 150 local high school students spent time in an award-winning program that equips students to build peace in their communities, countries...
Birmingham City Schools Open with Focus on Alabama Literacy Act
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
When Birmingham City Schools opened on Monday students entered a new academic school year with an intense focus on...
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...
UAB’s ‘Healthy Happy Kids’ Graduates Over 2,300 Birmingham Elementary Students
By Adam Pope
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Minority Health and Health Equity Research Center and the Birmingham City Schools system celebrated the graduation of more...
Birmingham City Council Approves $805,000 To Expand Teaching Farm Programs for...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved $805,000 for Jones Valley Teaching Farm to expand its workforce development and apprenticeship programs.
Jones...