Local Education

The University of Alabama is partnering with Tuscaloosa City Schools to offer reduced tuition to those seeking to become leaders in local education.

With classes dismissed for the summer, administrators at Tuscaloosa City Schools are seeking to hire bus drivers for the upcoming academic year, with hourly pay starting around $24 and a signing bonus to sweeten the deal.

The Tuscaloosa County School System is looking for bus drivers and will train the right candidates from the ground up — including covering the cost of earning a commercial driver's license.

For the third consecutive year, 9 out of 10 Tuscaloosa City Schools third graders met the state benchmark for grade-level reading in 2026.

As schools close their doors for summer, the excitement is palpable. But what about the learning that slips away during the break?

Families and administrators at a private school north of the Black Warrior River gathered in front of hundreds of students Thursday morning to break ground on a new $7 million athletic center.

Schools across our coverage area in West Alabama are making the decision to dismiss classes early today as severe storms are forecast to arrive earlier than previously expected.

Tuscaloosa’s charter school landscape is shifting. On one hand, a new tech academy gets the green light, but not all proposals are making the cut.

With a weekend full of ceremonies, Alabama's graduates are stepping into their futures, and the air is thick with anticipation and joy.

Recognized alongside Harvard and MIT, UA's recent Goldwater Scholars are on the brink of great things. Their aspirations could lead to remarkable advancements in our daily lives.