Local Education

The first month of college sets the tone for the whole semester. What students do right now could shape their entire academic year.

Tuscaloosa City Schools is considering an expansion of parking lot security camera coverage at five district locations, with the school board set to vote on the proposal Tuesday.

First proposed by Gov. Ivey in 2023, the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences has officially welcomed its first students, making history and becoming the state's newest residential specialty high school.

Pickens County is set to name a new superintendent Tuesday at 6 p.m. Jeff Campbell, the former Gordo High principal, has been running things since July when Shawn McDaniel left for Bevill State.

A Tuscaloosa city program funded by a penny sales tax has helped more than 600 students earn college credit for free, and that's just one piece of the story.

Tuscaloosa City Schools kicked off the new year riding some serious momentum, and the numbers from last year make it easy to see why.

The first day of school isn't just about new backpacks and hallway reunions — what happens in that first classroom day sets the tone for the whole year.

Nine hundred students, a hundred teachers, and programs that connect a high school hallway directly to a paycheck — Walker County built something worth talking about.

The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education has appointed a 21-year district veteran as interim principal of Westlawn Middle School.

A Tuscaloosa nonprofit that serves students and families in the city school system has received a $75,000 donation to expand its community resource programs.