Education

UA partners with Alabama Power and Techstars on energy-focused accelerator

The EnergyTech accelerator organization will support startups in energy technology and advance the University of Alabama’s educational and research mission.

Brandon Moseley

October 12, 2020

In homemade webinar, Alabama GOP chair teaches spotting fake news

The hour-long presentation Alabama's ALGOP chair gave was closer to a standard Media Literacy 101 course that students majoring in journalism or communications might take at any college or university.

Micah Danney

October 12, 2020

Business Council of Alabama’s president and CEO named to Stillman College board of trustees

Business Council of Alabama President and CEO Katie Boyd Britt will serve a three-year term on the board.

October 12, 2020

What’s the Black Belt? Alabama Education Policy Center sets out to define it

A number of different federal and state agencies and private groups have different definitions of the Black Belt. So what is it?

Eddie Burkhalter

October 6, 2020

Bishop State Community College awarded $1.3 federal grant to aid disadvantaged students

Student Support Services grants are designed to provide students from disadvantaged backgrounds with educational opportunities and help with basic academic requirements.

Eddie Burkhalter

October 2, 2020

Schools won’t be required to report COVID-19 data for state’s K-12 dashboard

Information presented on the dashboard won’t be broken down by individual schools but will instead be displayed for whole systems. And districts won’t be required to report.

Eddie Burkhalter

October 1, 2020

The Price of Doing What’s Right

A man who was trying to do the right things, the honorable things, has been treated as the villain and punished as if he were the one violating rules and laws. And the system in place to stop such a thing has failed.

Josh Moon

September 29, 2020

New website for state resources for children, families launches

The website provides access to all the state’s resources for children and their families, including child care, education, family services and health services.

Eddie Burkhalter

September 28, 2020

Friday is deadline for Shelby County remote learning students to decide to return or not

Some parents have expressed concern that they have to make a decision so early.

Brandon Moseley

September 25, 2020

Dr. Chris Cox appointed interim president at Bevill State Community College

Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy Baker on Wednesday announced the appointment of Dr. Chris Cox as interim president of Bevill State Community College. Cox will serve in the role until a permanent president is named at the completion of a presidential search. Cox has more than 24 years of higher education administration experience and … Continued

September 24, 2020