Alabama education

Ask older members if they ever watched the TV show Barney Miller? The comedy cop show won an Emmy award back in 1982. That’s the same year Alabama Public Radio first went on the air. We’re observing forty years of serving our listeners by re-airing the best of our stories. That includes this one from 2014. APR collaborated with the University of Alabama’s Center for Public Television for two years on a series called “Alabama, INC." We spotlighted local business leaders including the head of Birmingham’s McWane Science Center. Here’s that story from the APR archives.

The Dallas, Texas school system is the latest to allow teachers without certifications. The move follows Alabama administrators who hire educators with emergency certifications, often in low-income and majority-Black neighborhoods

Alabama lawmakers are considering pausing reading assessments usually required of third graders because of school disruptions caused by COVID-19. The…

Early education is the focus of a film festival in Alabama this month. The Invest Early Film Festival is featuring two documentaries about the importance…

Two recent lists place Alabama at 46th in the country in “Most & Least Educated States” and 10th in “Best States to Drive In.”WalletHub, a financial and…

EUFAULA, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 28, 2019--Alabama Virtual Academy at Eufaula City Schools (ALVA-ECS) welcomes families to apply for enrollment for the…

Private school scholarship recipients are not showing signs of improvement on standardized test scores. APR Student Reporter Jessica Rendall has more.The…

Today may be the day of reckoning for supporters of football at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.UAB President Ray Watts says he will announce his…

Indicted House Speaker Mike Hubbard is back in court for another hearing ahead of his fall trial on felony ethics charges.Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob…

Alabama is delaying its planned severe weather preparedness day because of the very real severe weather much of the state is experiencing.Tomorrow was…