Alabama Notes » education http://alnotes.com Alabama News Optimized for Mobile Devices | BETA Wed, 23 May 2012 22:12:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Huntsville has busy schedule of graduations Thursday, Friday http://alnotes.com/huntsville-has-busy-schedule-of-graduations-thursday-friday/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-has-busy-schedule-of-graduations-thursday-friday/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 21:20:52 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/huntsville-has-busy-schedule-of-graduations-thursday-friday/

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.

» Read more from The Huntsville Times

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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.

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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.

» Read more from Mobile’s Press-Register

]]> http://alnotes.com/mobile-county-high-school-graduations-being-livestreamed-on-the-internet/feed/ 0 Birmingham school board approves revised 2012-13 school calendar http://alnotes.com/birmingham-school-board-approves-revised-2012-13-school-calendar/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-school-board-approves-revised-2012-13-school-calendar/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 17:20:16 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-school-board-approves-revised-2012-13-school-calendar/

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

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-school-board-approves-revised-2012-13-school-calendar/feed/ 0 Birmingham’s Jackson-Olin High celebrates its 60th year all weekend http://alnotes.com/birminghams-jackson-olin-high-celebrates-its-60th-year-all-weekend/ http://alnotes.com/birminghams-jackson-olin-high-celebrates-its-60th-year-all-weekend/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 12:43:09 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birminghams-jackson-olin-high-celebrates-its-60th-year-all-weekend/

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. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/birminghams-jackson-olin-high-celebrates-its-60th-year-all-weekend/feed/ 0 Birmingham Board of Education again rejects transfer for Glen Iris Principal Michael Wilson http://alnotes.com/birmingham-board-of-education-again-rejects-transfer-for-glen-iris-principal-michael-wilson/ http://alnotes.com/birmingham-board-of-education-again-rejects-transfer-for-glen-iris-principal-michael-wilson/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 02:03:09 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/birmingham-board-of-education-again-rejects-transfer-for-glen-iris-principal-michael-wilson/

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. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/birmingham-board-of-education-again-rejects-transfer-for-glen-iris-principal-michael-wilson/feed/ 0 Resident tells Birmingham Board of Education he’s forming group to transform school district http://alnotes.com/resident-tells-birmingham-board-of-education-hes-forming-group-to-transform-school-district/ http://alnotes.com/resident-tells-birmingham-board-of-education-hes-forming-group-to-transform-school-district/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 02:03:03 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/resident-tells-birmingham-board-of-education-hes-forming-group-to-transform-school-district/

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. Read more from The Birmingham News

]]> http://alnotes.com/resident-tells-birmingham-board-of-education-hes-forming-group-to-transform-school-district/feed/ 0 Huntsville school district to lease 11,000 laptops for students http://alnotes.com/huntsville-school-district-to-lease-11000-laptops-for-students/ http://alnotes.com/huntsville-school-district-to-lease-11000-laptops-for-students/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 23:18:28 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/huntsville-school-district-to-lease-11000-laptops-for-students/

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

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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.

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]]> http://alnotes.com/ums-wright-seniors-pack-meals-for-needy-citizens-in-developing-countries-gallery/feed/ 0 Madison City Schools not renewing contracts of 25 teachers for the 2012-13 school year http://alnotes.com/madison-city-schools-not-renewing-contracts-of-25-teachers-for-the-2012-13-school-year/ http://alnotes.com/madison-city-schools-not-renewing-contracts-of-25-teachers-for-the-2012-13-school-year/#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 19:38:58 +0000 Alabama Notes http://alnotes.com/madison-city-schools-not-renewing-contracts-of-25-teachers-for-the-2012-13-school-year/

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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