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Alabama students to compete for top medical awards

February 6, 2012

The state’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Leadership Conference will be held Thursday and Friday at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Convention Center in downtown Montgomery.

Writers group donates books about Tuscaloosa history

February 2, 2012

Elementary school librarians are often on the hunt for books about local history to share with their students. The Guild of Professional Writers for Children has made that search a little easier.

Houston Academy students sharpen writing skills

February 1, 2012

Houston Academy students got a few pointers on writing from a pro on Wednesday.

Discovery of Martin Luther King Jr. speech at Ohio school ‘like a lost treasure’

January 14, 2012

An art and one of her students stumbled over a slice of history while rummaging through cast-off items at the high school’s library.

iPads enhance learning for kindergartners

December 17, 2011

An Indiana teacher now has 15 iPads equipped with apps designed to improve her students' vocabulary, spelling, reading skills and math skills.

Alabama prepaid tuition plan changes some payments

December 12, 2011

Alabama’s Prepaid Affordable College Tuition Plan is changing the amount it will pay for tuition for about 1,300 students for the fall semester. But it won’t mean any more money out of the students’ pockets.

Gift cards OK for teachers, if they’re for the classroom, Ethics Commission rules

December 7, 2011

MOBILE, Alabama — Students can give their teachers gift cards this holiday season, so long as it is to buy items for the benefit of the class, according to an opinion just rendered by the Alabama Ethics Commission.

Puppet show gives students message about coping after April 27 tornado

November 4, 2011

TUSCALOOSA | Puppets shaped like humans and crayons shook houndstooth pom-poms in time to the sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” at University Place Elementary School on Thursday. On the puppets’ cue, scores of grinning elementary students yelled in unison, &#…

Huntsville superintendent backtracks on proposal to rename Lee High School after protest

November 3, 2011

In the end, Wardynski heeded the opinions of the students — and the school board — and announced that the words “Lee High School” would be added back to the new school’s facade, where they had been removed earlier in the day.

Alabama's immigration law continues to make an impact

November 3, 2011

The U.S. Justice Department is asking every school district in Alabama to hand over enrollment information about all their students as part of its lawsuit against Alabama’s immigration law.