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ASU strips Bibb Graves name from campus building

Workers removed the name of Bibb Graves, a former Alabama governor, from a campus residence hall that also houses the historically Black college’s famed bell tower.

October 15, 2020

“Worst fear come true:” Two Alabama public school teachers lose parents to COVID-19

Two Alabama high school teachers tell APR about losing loved ones and the struggles they’ve had with school districts they say didn’t do enough to protect them, their students or their families from the deadly disease.

October 14, 2020

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

September 28, 2020