Tag: education
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...
Village Creek Society: How the non-profit group improves quality of life...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
There was a time when as much as four to eight feet of water would flood homes in the Ensley...
Loan Servicing Change Could Rock HBCUs, Says Respected Educator
By Reginald Stuart
diverseeducation.com
WASHINGTON — Colleges and universities with a high percentage of students who fund their educations with college loans may face tougher challenges...
More than 500 free activities during Birmingham Library’s 2017 summer reading...
By Trenisha Wiggins
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Public Library is gearing up for its 2017 Summer Reading programs with more than 500 free activities for...
How one mother got legislators to address special education
By Valerie Strauss
The Washington Post
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Katherine Spurlock is a former public school teacher who moved to Montgomery County, Maryland, from a...
As for-profit college enrollment climbs, blacks graduate with more debt
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist)
With 44 million consumers owing about $1.4 trillion in student loans, a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection...
Bold education initiative could change outlook for Alabama’s Black Belt
By Gail Allyn Short
UAB Magazine
As Veronique Zimmerman-Brown, Ph.D., drives through the Black Belt, she can tell easily that jobs have been hard to come...
Jefferson County resident elected chairman of Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Charles E. Ball has been elected to serve as chairman of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. His selection was by unanimous vote earlier...
