Tag: school
UAB waives standardized test scores for applicants through fall 2024
By Savannah Koplon
UAB News
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has announced it will extend a pilot program instituted in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, making the submission of ACT...
University of Alabama to remove KKK leader’s name from hall
By Jay Reeves
Associated Press
University of Alabama trustees voted Friday to strip the name of a one-time governor who led the Ku Klux Klan from...
Sharon Hill’s 3 Daughters: The Business of Grace, Faith, and Hope
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
With grace, faith, and hope, Sharon Hill opened the doors to 3 Daughters Beauty Supply in Birmingham as an example...
Sam Shade Introduced as Miles College’s Head Football Coach
By Solomon Crenshaw
For The Birmingham Times
A room full of Miles College boosters, board members, faculty, alumni along with media assembled in the school’s Welcome...
How Summer Enrichment Programs Lifted Birmingham City Students
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
As a former teacher and a principal, Birmingham Schools Superintendent (BCS) Mark Sullivan, Ed.D., knows about the summer slide, which...
BCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan: ‘We’ll Be Back and Better Than...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Mark Sullivan, Ed.D., superintendent of Birmingham City Schools (BCS) spoke to The Birmingham Times about the upcoming school year, which...
BCS Board President Daagye Hendricks on Purchasing $10M In New Devices
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Daagye Hendricks, president of the Birmingham Board of Education, spoke to The Birmingham Times about the upcoming fall semester, which...
Bold Girls Rock! Builds Self-Esteem, Prepares Students For Future
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
For many metro area students, this has been a more challenging summer than in past because of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Back to School: Complete Health Checklist for Every Parent
By Brianna Hoge, Anna Jones and Hannah Echols
UAB News
As the summer comes to an end, parents of school-aged children may find themselves questioning what...
What To Know About Alabama’s New Literacy Act
By Trisha Powell Crain | tcrain@al.com
The Alabama Literacy Act, first passed in 2019, will go fully into effect at the start of the new school...