Tag: education
Edelman: A World Safe for Children in Time of War
By Marian Wright Edelman
“Tell Me Where to Be Born”
People of the world, tell me where to be born.
If I were born in the land...
Drew: How Midfield City Schools Educates in COVID-19 World
By Samuetta Hill Drew
This article is the third and last one in the safety series dedicated to student learning in a COVID-19 environment. The...
Drew: Bessemer City Schools Superintendent Dr. Autumn Jeter on COVID Safety
By Samuetta Hill Drew
This week’s article is the second in a safety series which reviews various COVID-19 safety measures some school districts in Jefferson...
After Teachers Stage Sickout, School Leaders Announce More COVID Measures
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Board of Education (BOE) on Tuesday took several steps to address concerns from some city teachers who had...
Drew: BCS’s Dr. Mark Sullivan on Educating in COVID Environment
By Samuetta Hill Drew
It has been two years since I began writing articles about the pandemic named the Coronavirus COVID-19. This new virus struck...
Principal Janice Drake’s Master Class at Brown Elementary
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Janice Drake, principal of Charles A. Brown Elementary School in Birmingham’s Belview Heights neighborhood, waits for a student to open...
Birmingham City Schools $29.5M Plan to Address Learning Loss
By Rebecca Griesbach | rgriesbach@al.com
Every other Saturday, Principal Janice Drake drives to Birmingham’s Brown Elementary School to help teachers catch students up on reading and...
Here Are Some Steps That Might Help Birmingham Curb Crime, According...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
When it comes to tackling Birmingham’s crime issue, residents the city needs to consider several steps to reduce violence that...
Jefferson County Commission Allocates $18M to Local School Boards
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Commission presented its annual $18 million to local Boards of Education on Wednesday.
The money couldn’t come at a better...
How An Educator Turned Vision of The BCRI Into Reality
By Javacia Harris Bowser
For The Birmingham Times
When former Birmingham Mayor Richard Arrington Jr. assembled a 21-member task force to spearhead the creation of the...