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Combating Truancy, Birmingham Offers Incentives For Perfect Attendance in City Schools
By Keisa Sharpe Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Juanesa Johnson, mother of two school-age children in Birmingham, knows all about perfect attendance. When she was growing up,...
Birmingham City Schools Get $1 Million Federal Grant to Help Reduce...
By Sym Posey
The Birmingham Times
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) on Tuesday announced a $1 million Department of Justice (DOJ) grant to help prevent school...
23-Year-old Rae’Mah Henderson Means Business at Techstars Alabama
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Rae’Mah Henderson said she will always have an entrepreneurial spirit.
Henderson, 23, founded several entrepreneurial ventures, but now, works to bring...
BJCTA CEO Charlotte Shaw Unveils the ‘Future of Transit’ in Birmingham
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Pointing to the “future of transit,” Charlotte Shaw, Executive Director/CEO Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority on Tuesday announced changes to the...
Mayor Woodfin To All ‘Lazy’ Birmingham School Teachers: ‘Resign … We...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Saying a “C” grade was unacceptable for Birmingham City Schools, Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday called on all city schoolteachers...
Magic City Match to Provide Support for 20 Birmingham Black Businesses
revbirmingham.org
REV Birmingham this week announced the first round of Black business owners who will receive funding and professional services through its Magic City Match...
Birmingham Loans BSC $5 Million; ‘That Will Pave a Lot of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Following the City Council’s decision on Tuesday to approve two loans for Birmingham Southern College totaling $5 million, Birmingham Southern...
How to Contact Chairpersons and Members of all 10 Birmingham City...
The Birmingham Times
Here are the Birmingham City Council Committees for the 2023-25 term with chair of each and members. Darrell O’Quinn is president of...
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...
UAB Partners with City of Birmingham to Enhance Security
By Alicia Rohan
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will install a license plate recognition camera system around the institution’s perimeter capable of alerting UAB Police to...
