Education — Page 16

Calendar bill could lead to year-round school

MONTGOMERY — A bill has been introduced by a Decatur legislator that would give local school boards more flexibility over required instructional days throughout the year. If passed, districts would […]

As we round out the month of April, which marks National Financial Literacy Month, we were proud to see the Alabama Legislature pass legislation requiring public school students to complete […]

MADISON — Madison Visionary Partners doled out $14,500 in micro-grants to seven local nonprofits through its Madison Community Impact Grants program. The seven organizations were selected from 21 grant requests […]

Tuberville speaks to Clements AP Government class

ATHENS — Washington came to Limestone County today. Well, sort of. Actually, Sen. Tommy Tuberville virtually joined Brittley Thompson’s AP Government class at Clements High School to answer questions about […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville High School Space Force JROTC Space Panthers are off to Houston for the StellarXplorers national finals this week. The school hosted a send-off ceremony for the […]

NASA's Human Exploration Rover Challenge goes live

HUNTSVILLE — For the first time since 2019, NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge returns to in-person competition this weekend. The time is from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Sunday – […]

Zoological Society hosting family festival

HUNTSVILLE — Education is fun, but don’t tell the kids! The North Alabama Zoological Society is holding its second annual Kids & Family Festival Saturday at Monte Sano State Park. […]

HUNTSVILLE — According to Education Business, 37% of high school graduates — regardless of their current education or career — are still not sure they are where they want to […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Alabama School of Cyber Technology & Engineering inked a partnership with NASA this week to establish a framework for cooperation. The partnership with the space agency will […]

State cyber school engineered for success

HUNTSVILLE – While conducting cyber camps where young people could experience hands-on opportunities to learn cyber and systems engineering, someone at Cyber Huntsville asked, “How about a cyber school to […]

DECATUR — Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion is representing the Decatur Police Department during the 286th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. Participation is by invitation-only through […]

HUNTSVILLE — The Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Schools breakfast address kicked off on a solemn note Wednesday morning calling for a moment of silence for […]

HANCEVILLE — Wallace State Community College is driving an apprenticeship opportunity for students in the Diesel Technology program, the school said. Fitzgerald Peterbilt will offer apprenticeship to students in the […]

Fantasy Playhouse seeks education director

HUNTSVILLE – The search is on for an education director at Fantasy Playhouse Children’s Theater & Academy – and the position requires more than child’s play. The senior-level staff position […]

Huntsville Schools Superintendent Finley retiring

HUNTSVILLE — Following through on a promise she made years ago, Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Christie Finley announced her retirement Friday. Finley said her youngest son will be graduating in […]

Athens teacher wins Trailblazing STEM Educator award

ATHENS — Taylor Whisenant, a STEM teacher at Athens Renaissance School, is one of three K-12 teachers to win a 2023 Trailblazing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Educator Award. The […]

ACT scores fall for Class of '22

BIRMINGHAM — In Alabama and across the country, average scores on the ACT, the widely-used college readiness test, dropped for the pandemic-plagued Class of 2022, with Alabama scores reaching their […]

MADISON — A student who was involved in an altercation last year with a Madison high school assistant principal is suing the Madison Board of Education, the principal, and the  […]

TANNER — Calhoun Community College is doing its part to boost the automotive industry workforce. The school is offering automotive scholarships to Alabama residents for the fall 2023 semester. Each […]

HUNTSVILLE – More than 2,000 first-graders from Madison County schools were admitted to the “hospital” last week, courtesy of Huntsville Hospital and the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of […]

Huntsville offers student internship program

HUNTSVILLE – Are you or someone you know a college student seeking a rewarding experience both personally and professionally? If this sounds like you, keep reading! The 2023 Summer Intern Program, […]

HUNTSVILLE – There are a couple of weeks left to sign up for the Huntsville Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy. The nine-week, volunteer program is designed to inform residents about […]

MONTGOMERY— The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will be administering $66,000 in grants made available by the U.S. Department of Justice and awarded by Gov. Kay Ivey in support […]

Shoals Scholar Dollars helps students afford college

FLORENCE — After seeing a similar plan by a Rotary Club in Hopkinsville, Ky., the Florence and Greater Shoals Rotary clubs established the Shoals Scholar Dollars program 14 years ago […]