Jefferson County School System

The city of Gardendale, Alabama has stopped its efforts to form its own school district after a federal appeals court ruled the mostly white city can’t…

Plaintiffs in a more than half-century old desegregation case are asking a federal judge to keep Gardendale, Alabama from establishing its own school…

The Jefferson County School Board recently announced sweeping cuts for the school system, which will include substantial layoffs.The Board plans to cut…

The Alabama Republican Party has a new leader. Voters elected Terry Lathan of Mobile as chairwoman of the state party.Lathan is a former schoolteacher and…