Education — Page 11

Alabama is the home of rockets, research, and immense natural resources. We are also, unfortunately, one of only six states that still base funding for public schools on enrollment. This […]

HUNTSVILLE – The Alabama Space Grant Consortium at the University of Alabama in Huntsville received a major boost from the National Space Club – Huntsville Chapter to support a 2024-25 […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville Parks & Recreation will open registration next week for its popular Male Mentorship Program. The program for the upcoming school year is also looking for dedicated and compassionate […]

HUNTSVILLE – Local classrooms are preparing to re-open for the 2024-25 school year next month and Huntsville’s Parks & Recreation department and the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library are throwing a […]

MONTGOMERY – Readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic … Yep, in just a couple of weeks the kids will be out the door and headed to school. To prepare for the […]

BIRMINGHAM — Students from six North Alabama high schools have been awarded scholarships by the NaphCare Charitable Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the safety and wellbeing of communities through […]

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville re-opens classrooms the first of August, and ahead of that date students and families who need a little extra help are invited to gather donated supplies at […]

DECATUR — Austin Middle School was among three Alabama schools honored Tuesday by the Southern Regional Education Board at its Making Schools Work Conference in Nashville. Decatur’s Austin Middle School, […]

HUNTSVILLE – Jennifer Geist is going back to school. Geist, who served as executive director of the homeless advocacy center First Stop during three years of unprecedented growth, has been […]

HUNTSVILLE – The first day for students at Huntsville City Schools is the first of August, and in preparation the Huntsville Parks & Recreation Department will open after-school program registration […]

WASHINGTON – Recognized for his work with students, and not just his JROTC classes, Army Lt. Col. Wayne Davenport of Trussville has been named by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville as […]

HARTSELLE – The “Golden” era will soon begin for the Hartselle High School boys basketball program. At least the Tigers can hope that’s the case after the school named Josh […]

Huntsville Office of DEI hosting Stuff the Bus event

HUNTSVILLE – Ahead of an upcoming school supply giveaway, Huntsville’s Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI) and Community Awareness for Youth (CAFY) are asking the community to help Stuff the Bus this weekend. […]

SHEFFIELD – School’s not back for another month, but it’s not too late to help students with their school supplies. To that end, Bank Independent has launched its 11th annual […]

HARVEST – Sparkman High School has filled three coaching positions recently, including the girls and boys basketball positions and the girls soccer job. In a news release, the school announced […]

PRICEVILLE — There’s a running joke that you can use duct tape for just about anything. But, did anyone have “Design a tux for prom” on their bingo card? Aidan […]

ROGERSVILLE — When about 100 first graders from Brooks Elementary School in Lauderdale County excitedly stepped off three yellow school buses for an educational program at Joe Wheeler State Park […]

HUNTSVILLE – Summer officially begins Thursday at exactly 3:51 p.m. and ends early Sept. 22. Long before then, however, the coming school year will be in full swing; as early […]

HUNTSVILLE — Longtime PTA Leader and community advocate Chaundra Jones has  qualified for the Huntsville City School Board District 1 which includes most of Northwest Huntsville.  Jones is running to […]

FLORENCE – What started as a neighborhood Halloween display has morphed into a whole community of gift givers known by the collective of The Birthday Fairy. “When we started the […]

HARTSELLE – Brad Phillips, a Hazel Green native who has spent 15 seasons coaching at Troy University and the University of South Alabama, has been hired to replace the late […]

MONTGOMERY – Two public school systems in the Tennessee Valley received federal rebate funding earmarked for the purchase of clean buses, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell announced. The money is part […]

MADISON — It’s one of the fastest growing cities in the state and Madison is growing its school system. The Madison Board of Education approved a $49.2 million contract Wednesday […]

RUSSELLVILLE –  From nearly 1,000 to one. That’s the territory covered by the Tharptown High School rocketry team during nationals this year. But the team has been gaining ground lo […]