A state commission studying screen use in Alabama classrooms is surveying parents, teachers and administrators for input before submitting its recommendations to Gov. Kay Ivey by Dec. 1.
State Sen. Chris Elliott says he is trying again to get additional tax dollars for the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach city school systems that now go to the Baldwin County Public School System.
Young entrepreneurs competed for seed funding to finance their businesses during the Launch Lower Alabama competition at the University of South Alabama.
The event featured band programs from Baldwin County, Elberta, Spanish Fort, Fairhope, Foley, Robertsdale, and Daphne high schools performing their halftime shows.
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt announced the funding Tuesday, applauding the U.S. Department of Education’s latest round of support for Alabama’s historically Black colleges, universities and community colleges.
Alabama’s school buses travel more than 500,000 miles every day, and with record-high diesel prices, getting students to and from school is becoming an even more costly expense.
Senate Bill 2103, which took effect July 1, requires public school districts to adopt locally tailored attendance policies by Nov. 1 as part of a statewide effort to reduce chronic absenteeism.
As Alabama rolls out a new law restricting screen time in early childhood and kindergarten classrooms, WBRC's investigation finds most Central Alabama school districts aren't tracking student screen use, while teachers, parents and researchers raise concerns about its effect on attention, literacy and social skills.
The program started as a pilot at Williamson High School last year. Local leaders said after-school incidents in and around the campus have dropped since it launched.
Davidson High School led the district in AP Scholars, with Baker High School coming in second. Alma Bryant, Citronelle, Leflore Magnet, Mary G. Montgomery and Murphy high schools also posted AP Scholars this year.
Six units at The Walk apartment complex have been declared uninhabitable by the City of Tuscaloosa following allegations of mold, leaving some University of Alabama students scrambling to find housing as move-in week approaches.
A new feasibility study has found it could be financially possible for Fairhope to establish its own city-run school system, separate from the Baldwin County Public School System.
