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South Alabama tuition hike part of national trend

The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees approved a 4.5 percent tuition increase for the 2013-14 school year, consistent with an upward trend in

Mobile Kappa League celebrates 15 area students

The Kappa League National Signing Day event celebrated acceptance of 15 of its members into college, mirroring signing day activities of America’s top

Lots of socks: World Down Syndrome Day

It's World Down Syndrome Day. As a show of support, people are being asked to wear brightly colored socks, mismatched socks, or even extra socks - to signify

GED testing to change in 2014

Students who are just a few points shy of getting their GED could find themselves starting over if they don't complete the program before changes to the

No School Monday for Murphy High Students

Murphy High students, teachers and staff were told to stay home Monday, February 25, 2013, due to a threat of severe weather.  Mobile County School

National School Choice Week

Fox10 News Morning Anchor Sarah Wall, spoke with Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, about the goal of School Choice.

Mobile Co. Superintendent prepares for meeting on Murphy transition

Mobile County Public School Superintendent Martha Peek is gearing up to meet with parents of students at Murphy High School and Clark Shaw Magnet school to

High school graduation rate up nearly four percent in Fla.

State education officials say Florida's federal graduation rate dramatically increased by 3.9 percentage points this year.

Penny tax extension approved in Baldwin County

Baldwin County Public School Superintendent Dr. Alan Lee talks to FOX10 News about the passage of  the penny tax extension and how it will affect Baldwin

Lucey returning to Spring Hill College

Former Spring Hill College President, Rev. Gregory Lucey, S.J. will return to Mobile in 2013 to assume the newly-created role of Chancellor.

School bus involved in early morning accident

A school bus was rear-ended at a bus stop at Highway 90 and Mount Pisgah Church Road in Grand Bay early Monday morning. Officials tell FOX10 News no children

Teacher assaulted at Hankins Middle School

A Mobile County eighth-grader is arrested after putting his hands on a teacher. Mobile Police say the teen was slapped with a charge, while some worry about

Check presented for student laptops

Baldwin County Schools are taking a big step toward the future. School officials announced Friday every elementary and middle school student in Orange Beach

Student debt stretches to record 1 in 5 households

With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the

Chicago students returning to class as strike ends

Students returned to class Wednesday after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in a quarter century, shutting 350,000 children out of school

40 National Merit semi-finalists named

40 students from southwestern Alabama, northwest Florida and southeastern Mississippi are Semifinalists in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.

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