Starting March 23rd, the Birmingham Business Alliance in partnership with the Birmingham Education Foundation will introduce “School Board 101: Putting Students First.” This series is designed to highlight the important role that school boards play in our community and most importantly, in the process of enacting education policy that affect our children. Administered by the Alabama [...]
Read MoreThe Academy Mentoring Program, or AMP, is a new initiative designed by our very own Career Academies Program Specialist Victoria Hollis, aimed at tackling issues such as drop-out prevention, career exploration, community service and character building. The pilot program will launch this week, enlisting students from three area schools: Woodlawn Magnet High School, Hayes K-8 [...]
Read MoreWe walked you through Ed’s Report Card at our Birmingham Education Summit in early November, now here it is for your everyday viewing pleasure. Click here for a .pdf of the Report Card.
Read MoreLast night, Ed hosted its first-ever Birmingham Education Summit, to a diverse crowd of concerned and interested Birmingham citizens of all ages. Executive Director Mike Froning kicked off the three-part program with the presentation of Ed’s Report Card, a document compiled by two doctoral students at Vanderbilt’s prestigious Peabody College of Education, which outlines for [...]
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Read MoreYesterday, students from the Career Academies at Carver, Jackson-Olin and Wenonah High Schools participated in a video shoot at the BJCC production studio to kick-off an upcoming Career Academies marketing campaign. The students gave candid interviews and told stories of triumph and desire, stories that remind people that when it comes to education, it really [...]
Read MoreEd in conjunction with Real Life Poets and the Birmingham Public Libraries are proud to announce Family Creative Arts Nights, a new course offered by the Birmingham Parent University network. We have two dates announced for you to join us for a night of family fun and creative expression: Tuesday Oct. 30 – 6pm [...]
Read MoreEd is trying to flex its social media muscles this fall, revamping our website, launching the BhamParentU.com, working on an upcoming super-secret community input site and getting back into the swing of things, Twitter style. Follow @IAmEdBirmingham for all the latest news and updates concerning Ed, education news in Birmingham city and the US, and [...]
Read MoreWow – what a great celebration Ed got to attend today! This morning, the Birmingham Sheraton offered the Birmingham Ballroom to the students, staff and guests of the Wenonah Academy of Hospitality and Tourism for their inaugural Initiation Ceremony. Local partners contributed their efforts to deliver an event that was both interesting to students and [...]
Read MoreThis morning, Woodlawn Magnet High School invited Academy students and their parents and mentors to the official Academy of Business and Finance Initiation Ceremony. Ed staff member and Career Academies Program Specialist Victoria Hollis joined Brandon Wilson of local PR firm the Wilbron Institute, BCS Career Academy Director Dr. Spencer Horn, Woodlawn Foundation’s Sally Mackin [...]
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