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The University of Alabama at Birmingham is hosting its 2024 in-person and virtual Service Learning and Undergraduate Research Expo. It's happening Monday, April 15, through Friday, April 19.
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More than two dozen organizations in Alabama are joining together to launch a new coalition aimed at modernizing Alabama’s school funding policies. The Every Child Alabama Coalition includes individuals and organizations representing several communities and viewpoints.
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Robotics teams from the Kilby Laboratory School are holding a sponsorship campaign and a fundraiser to assist them in competing in the VEX Robotics World Championship. The teams will be fundraising at the Sam’s Club in Florence on Saturday, April 13 and Sunday, April 14.
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In April 2024, The University of Alabama School of Library and Information Studies will award a $15,200 in new, free books to elementary and high school libraries in Alabama via the SLIS Book Bonanza for the Black Belt & Beyond Program.
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Three robotics teams from the Kilby Laboratory School will be competing in the VEX Robotics World Championship on April 29 through May 4 in Dallas. The teams are actively preparing for the upcoming contest through fundraising and practice sessions.
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For the second year, teams from Kilby Laboratory School’s Robotics Program will compete in the VEX Robotics World Championship competition. This is the largest robotics contest in the world, with sponsors including Amazon, NASA and Tesla. The competition is taking place in Dallas from April 25 through May 3.
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Final approval has been given to the CHOOSE Act, a program in Alabama that's similar to school vouchers. Gov. Kay Ivey signed the legislation Thursday after the Alabama Senate voted 23-9 on Wednesday for the proposal.
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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, in collaboration with the city’s Department of Youth Services, is seeking 200 teachers and educators who are either retired or have flexible schedules to participate in an expansion of its Page Pals third grade reading initiative. The initiative is called Page Pals: SOS.
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Book donations for schools in the thirteen counties along the Black Belt region in Alabama are in the final days of collections. The 18th annual Books for the Black Belt campaign wraps up on Friday, March 1.
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The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District has announced a new initiative in partnership the City of Birmingham and Birmingham City Schools to combat truancy. The partnership comes after BCS reported in October 2023 that nearly 25% of students are chronically absent.