BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Birmingham school leaders are pleading with students to show up on the first day of school or risk costing the district big bucks. Thousands of desks were empty last year when the roll was called on the first day of school in Birmingham. Woodlawn High School had the most absentees -- 136 on the first day. (Read More)
Tulsa schools forced to make cuts in budget
Faced with a revenue shortfall of $ 6.3 million for the coming school
year, the Tulsa School Board instituted several cuts Monday night, such
as reducing pay for substitute teachers and delaying the start of the
school year. (Read More)
School sports, bands may face cuts
MONTGOMERY - No classroom air-conditioning in August and cutbacks in high school sports, band and other school-sponsored activities will soon be recommended for Alabama's public schools, state Superintendent Ed Richardson said Wednesday. Richardson said those "extreme" steps are necessary to cope with lack of money for education. Asked whether high school football would be included, Richardson said his recommendations would cover most athletic activities and other school-sponsored events. (Read More)
School Year May Get A Later Start
Most schools in the area start at the beginning of August. Madison county schools start even earlier...on July 29th. But Lawmakers are working to change that. They want the first day of school to be August 21st or later. (Read More)
Making The Grade
MONTGOMERY -- Hundreds of students in area schools went back to school Monday thinking that this will be their life for the next nine months.
But that could all change Thursday when the state board of education publicly releases the list of the state's underperforming schools.
Just what the list says could affect students in the upcoming school year because they can transfer schools. (Read More)