Tag: education
Birmingham Teacher Whose Video Went Viral, Appears On “Ellen”
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...
Income, Race Disparities Persist in Higher Education Opportunities
By Tiffany Pennamon
Diverse Education
While the United States has made progress in increasing postsecondary attainment, data trends show that there are still persisting inequalities in...
Ready to Work: Program Sets Up HS Students for Success
By Jasmine Shaw
For The Birmingham Times
Bridgette Thomas, mother of Minor High School senior Trevion Thomas, said she is thankful her son has access to...
Woodfin and Herring: A Promising Future for Birmingham
By Mayor Randall Woodfin and Superintendent Lisa Herring
As mayor of Birmingham and superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, we see reason for hope during this...
Red Mountain Theatre Co. announces plans for $25M arts campus
The Birmingham Times
Red Mountain Theatre Company (RMTC) will begin work on a $25 million arts campus in Parkside district of downtown Birmingham this summer.
“It has...
Expelled in 1956, first black student at University of Alabama gets...
Associated Press
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Autherine Lucy Foster, the first African-American student to attend the University of Alabama, received an honorary doctorate degree last...
College Choice Foundation gives students higher ed boost
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
When she earned more than $2 million in college scholarships and a full-ride to Yale University, Jillian Jolly, a Ramsay High...
29 area students get scholarships from Birmingham Alumnae Chapter of Deltas
Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Sameria Harris, a John Carroll Catholic High School senior, felt like she was with family on Saturday at the Delta Life...
The Boulé Focuses its Attention on HBCUs
By Jamal Watson
Diverse Education
ATLANTA— The leadership of Sigma Pi Phi fraternity — also known as the Boulé — has made good on its promise to...
With white students becoming a minority, public universities push harder to...
By Casey Parks
Diverse Education
BATON ROUGE, La. — A few weeks after Stewart Lockett made local headlines for becoming the first black student body president at Louisiana...
