Alabama schools aren’t last anymore. New rankings show ‘we can do better’
In Alabama, gaps between white, Black and Hispanic students have continued to widen since 2019, data shows ( If you can’t see ...
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Alabama students are leading post-COVID academic recovery
Results just released from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, commonly known as America’s Report Card, show ...
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
New results from a national exam find that America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of ...
Vaccination rates for young Alabama children plummeted following the pandemic
Vaccination rates for shots that prevent diseases like polio, measles and others have fallen dramatically for some of the ...
Alabama improves in national testing; struggles continue nationwide with learning loss
4th and 8th grade math and reading scores for the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were released ...
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Vaccine bills stack up in statehouses across the US, including in Alabama
Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states, including in Alabama. This comes as lawmakers aim to potentially ...
Alabama faces a ‘demographic cliff’ as deaths surpass births
To understand the problem, let’s go back to 1990, when Alabama saw more than 63,000 babies born, and recorded more than ...
Store closures hit highest level since pandemic — see who's shutting down the most locations
So far this year, closures continue to climb. Retailers have already announced 1,925 store closures so far in 2025 — and that ...