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Huntsville has busy schedule of graduations Thursday, Friday

May 23, 2012

All ceremonies will be held at the Von Braun Center and all will be broadcast live on ETV, the school district’s local access cable channel, found on Comcast Channel 17 and Knology Channel 99. Viewers can also watch live at HuntsvilleCitySchools.net.

Westlawn, Orchard elementary schools getting 1,000 new children’s books

May 23, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama — The Pearson Foundation will be donating 1,000 new children’s books to Mobile’s Westlawn and Orchard elementaries on Thursday and Friday.

Mobile County high school graduations being livestreamed on the internet

May 23, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama — Thousands of Mobile County public school students are graduating this week. And if you don’t want to fight the crowds at the University of South Alabama’s Mitchell Center, you can watch the ceremonies live via the internet.

Birmingham school board approves revised 2012-13 school calendar

May 23, 2012

The new calendar has school starting on Aug. 20 and ending May 24, with fewer holidays and a shorter winter break than usual.

Birmingham’s Jackson-Olin High celebrates its 60th year all weekend

May 23, 2012

Among the school’s faÃ?­mous graduates are OlymÃ?­pic gold medalist Vonetta Flowers; Kincaid; former University of Alabama and NFL player David Palmer and University of Arkansas basketball coach Mike AnÃ?­derson.

Birmingham Board of Education again rejects transfer for Glen Iris Principal Michael Wilson

May 22, 2012

Wilson had asked to go to the new Hayes K-8, which will replace Gibson Elementary and the chronically failing Whatley K-8 when it opens.

Resident tells Birmingham Board of Education he’s forming group to transform school district

May 22, 2012

Ronald Jackson, a frequent critic of city schools, also discussed a document showing low scores on the spring round of the Alabama High School Graduation Exam.

Huntsville school district to lease 11,000 laptops for students

May 22, 2012

The contract will allow the district to speed up plans to put personal computers or tablets in the hands of all students.

UMS-Wright seniors pack meals for needy citizens in developing countries (gallery)

May 22, 2012

MOBILE, Alabama — UMS-Wright seniors packaged 10,000 fortified rice-soy meals on Tuesday, May 22, 2012, in Mobile, Ala., in the upper school cafeteria for the Stop Hunger Now organization.

Madison City Schools not renewing contracts of 25 teachers for the 2012-13 school year

May 22, 2012

The Madison City School board on Monday voted not to renew the contracts of 25 teachers for the 2012-13 school year. But Superintendent Dee Fowler said that is just business as usual.

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