Alabama’s school choice money is about to be back on the table and the clock is ticking. Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday that Alabama families can now access updated information for the 2026-2027 CHOOSE Act’s (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act of 2024) education savings account application process. The Governor’s Office noted […]

A friendly Iron Bowl rivalry has once again turned into a major win for Alabama families in need. According to the University of Alabama News Center, this year’s Beat Auburn Beat Hunger food drive raised a record 630,624 pounds of food, providing meals for West Alabamians facing food insecurity. The results were announced Friday morning […]

The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences has set the standard for educating and training countless health care professionals who have improved health care across the state’s rural areas. CCHS Rural Programs’ history started 30 years ago with the creation of the Rural Medical Scholars Program, a five-year medical education program exclusively for rural […]

Mountain Brook City Schools earned one of Alabama’s highest state report card grades for the 2024-2025 school year, receiving an overall score of 99, according to data released by the Alabama Department of Education. The district celebrated the achievement on its official Instagram page, commending students, educators, and administrators across all six schools.   View […]

Posted outside my classroom door hangs a quote that states, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” To me, this quote represents the crux of why we as educators do what we do every day. As metaphorical gardeners, teachers watch for the child who needs a little extra fertilizer, wipe away tears when […]

Troy University has announced that its Chancellor, Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., the longest-serving CEO of any public university in the nation, will retire at the end of 2028, following a planned three-year leadership transition. The retirement timeline, announced with the Board of Trustees’ endorsement, comes one year after the Board asked him to delay his […]

Alabama has long been home to groundbreaking medical research, and at the forefront of these efforts is the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). From life-saving cancer treatments to advances in cardiovascular care, UAB’s work touches thousands of lives every day. Yet one area that deserves even more attention is Parkinson’s disease-a neurological condition that […]

Evidence doesn’t speak for itself – skilled people and smart technology make it talk. The Huntsville Police Department’s forensic journey has evolved from film rolls to mobile data extraction and digital intelligence tools. The department’s new Crime Scene and Evidence Warehouse Complex isn’t just a building; it’s a milestone in how HPD collects, preserves and […]

STARBASE Maxwell, a War Department hands-on, youth science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics outreach program at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is educating thousands of local students each year through immersive, inquiry-based learning. The program bridges the gap between military and civilian communities while opening doors to technical careers that support both national defense and […]

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and UAB Medicine have been recognized by the American Association for Men in Nursing as a 2025 Best School for Men in Nursing and a 2025 Best Workplace for Men in Nursing, respectively. This marks the seventh consecutive year the school has been honored with the distinction and the third consecutive year UAB […]

Alabama Power invited high school students from across central Alabama to spend two days exploring potential career paths in the utility industry. Students experienced Alabama Power’s Lineworker Career Days, held earlier this month at the company’s General Services Complex in Calera. The annual event, now in its sixth year, drew more than 200 students from […]

Alabama lawmakers will enter the 2026 legislative session facing a major financial decision over public educators’ health insurance. Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) warns the rising cost of the Public Education Employees’ Health Insurance Plan (PEEHIP) is squeezing out resources meant for classrooms. Ledbetter told Yellowhammer News that PEEHIP is “looking at $380 million” […]

For Auburn University alumnus Dan Arnold ‘87, choosing to give back to Auburn isn’t seen as an obligation, but rather, an opportunity to invest in a place that’s willing to transform young people’s lives and give them a bright future. Arnold’s recent transformational gift to the College of Human Sciences is among the largest single […]

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is stepping into the fight over the future of Alabama Public Television in a letter issued today, urging the board that oversees the network to slow down, follow the law, and listen to Alabama voters before making any move to cut ties with PBS. Ivey made it clear to the Alabama […]

Tuskegee University says the American Veterinary Medical Association has agreed to revisit the procedures governing the university’s upcoming accreditation appeal hearing following a federal lawsuit Tuskegee filed earlier this week. That was confirmed in a Friday filing in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, detailing Tuskegee’s voluntarily dismissal of its suit. […]

The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is broadening its statewide recruitment push for the first freshman class with an added opportunity for Alabama families: Live, virtual information (Zoom) sessions that begin next week. Since early fall, the ASHS leadership team has logged thousands of miles around the state meeting students and parents to share how […]

It’s music to their ears.   The University of North Alabama’s Department of Entertainment Industry has made the Billboard magazine charts.   But, it wasn’t not for a top-selling song. Instead, the department was named one of the publication’s 2025 Top Music Business Schools for its success in preparing the “next generation of music business leaders.”   […]

Tuskegee University has filed a federal lawsuit and an emergency motion seeking to block the American Veterinary Medical Association from moving forward with an appeal hearing that could determine the future of its College of Veterinary Medicine, the nation’s only historically black veterinary school. The two filings, a complaint and a time-sensitive motion for preliminary […]

Alabama was represented in the National Veterans Day Parade by the Cullman High School Bearcat Band. The Sunday afternoon parade in the nation’s capital proceeded past sites and symbols of the nation’s history while playing patriotic marches. Video of the Cullman High School Band in the Veterans’ parade below: The Bearcat band has also performed […]

Governor Kay Ivey spotlighted an Alabama family this week as part of her ongoing effort to highlight those benefitting from the CHOOSE Act, the state’s new education savings account program. The Walker family, a military household with seven children, Peter (6th grade), Lucy (5th), Ella (3rd), Andrew (Kindergarten), Clare (Pre-K), and seven-month-old twins James and […]

On Friday, The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees approved a groundbreaking plan to establish a School of Leadership and Policy at The University of Alabama, which is on track to begin offering undergraduate and graduate degrees as early as next fall. Creating a new, dedicated school is a rare step for the University. […]

The Alabama State Department of Education launched its 6th annual “Thank Alabama Teachers Month” with an energetic celebration at Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park, honoring teachers statewide while highlighting an urgent need to recruit more educators across the state. The faculty and staff at the elementary school extended a warm welcome to the visitors. State […]

A study by two prominent climate researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville calls for invalidating the world record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913. In the study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, UAH Earth System Science Center scientist Dr. Roy Spencer and […]

At The University of Alabama, Anna Grace Baker has distinguished herself as both a nursing student and a Crimsonette. Her days are long, filled with clinical rotations, classes, and hours of dance practice, yet she moves through them with focus and purpose. Balancing academics, athletics, and leadership, she has embraced every challenge as an opportunity […]