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A Smart Directory for teachers

June 22nd, 2009 · Comments Off · Education, Online

Looks like we’re not the only hub for information around here. The newest one serves as a valuable resource for teachers and educators throughout metro Birmingham, AL.

Samford to take down Ramsay Hall

April 21st, 2009 · Comments Off · Education

Samford University will finally move forward with demolishing Ramsay Hall, though plans for its replacement may take a little longer to figure out…

Somebody said Girl Scout Cookies…

January 5th, 2009 · View Comments · Education

Many in metro Birmingham and across the country will breathe a collective sigh of relief on January 9 as Girl Scout cookies go on sale. Sure you’ve got until March 7, but you know you’ve been craving Thin Mints for a while now…
Our local Girl Scouts organization has also let us know that there’s yet [...]

Birmingham City Schools get Inauguration Day off

December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off · Education

We’ve just learned that the Christmas break calendar has been changed for Birmingham city students. We’ve also learned that students will have Tuesday, January 20, 2009, off for Inauguration Day in addition to the Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Schools and offices will be closed for the 19th. Employees will be in [...]

The Rhodes lead to Birmingham

November 12th, 2008 · View Comments · Education, Sports

While the participants in this story are not tied to Birmingham directly, the results are definitely the type of thing that folks in the Magic City like to be associated with. Steve Kallas’ blog, Kallas Remarks, has a rundown of the details surrounding Florida State safety Myron Rolle’s predicament – interview here in Birmingham on Saturday [...]

There’s scholarship money to be had!

October 6th, 2008 · View Comments · Education

Has college tuition got you down? Are you wanting to show off your wordsmithing skills to the some of the folks at one of the best magazines out there? Are you a full-time undergraduate student at a two or four-year college? Well, we might have a solution for you…
mental_floss has teamed up with Borders and [...]

A Community Agreement is ready for Birmingham

October 1st, 2008 · Comments Off · Education

“We the People, in order to form a more perfect school system…” Those are the words that introduce readers to the Community Agreement developed through the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham’s Yes We Can! Birmingham campaign as the result of months of Community Conversations allowing input from residents across the city’s 99 neighborhoods about what [...]