Thursday, May 24 2012 3:37 PM EDT2012-05-24 19:37:00 GMT
The Montgomery Public School System is releasing an updated proposed calendar for the upcoming 2012-13 school year after State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice requested systems hold firm to a calendar ofMore >>
The Montgomery Public School System is releasing an updated proposed calendar for the upcoming 2012-13 school year after State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice requested systems hold firm to a calendar ofMore >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 10:14 AM EDT2012-05-24 14:14:07 GMT
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A new report shows that more Alabama students read beneath their grade level than the national average. The Alliance for Excellent Education's 2011 Nation's Report Card in readingMore >>
A new report shows that more Alabama students read beneath their grade level than the national average.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:06 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:06:28 GMT
You can hear the drum line of Notasulga High school miles away as band members welcome the graduating class of 1964 back to Macon County for a ceremony that's been long overdue. "I kind of thought IMore >>
There are a lot of excited high school seniors waiting for their graduation ceremonies. The 2012 graduating class of Notasulga High had two honorees a part of their ceremony Wednesday night. These students were the first to integrate schools in Macon County, but never got a chance to participate in a graduation ceremony until now.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:06 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:06:16 GMT
Huntsville City Schools plans to equip every student with a laptop or tablet. The district is already on its way to leasing up to 11,000 new laptops. Officials said they got a good deal too.More >>
Huntsville City Schools plans to equip every student with a laptop or tablet. The district is already on its way to leasing up to 11,000 new laptops. Officials said they got a good deal too.More >>
TROY, AL (WSFA) -
This year marks the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and the Library at Troy University is commemorating with a continuing Civil War series Monday.
"Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War" is a five-part reading and discussion series, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and local sponsors and developed by the American Library Association..
Dr. David Carlson, co-author of "Plain Folk in a Rich Man's War: Class Dissent in Confederate Georgia," and assistant professor of history at TROY, will lead discussions and moderate each session.
The specific readings in the series will include selections from Frederick Douglas, Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Stephens, Robert Montague, Chapman Stuart, Elizabeth Brown Pryor, Mark Twain and Sarah Morgan.
The remaining discussion events are free to the public and will begin at 6:30p.m. in the Hawkins-Adams-Long Hall of Honor on March 5, April 2 and April 30th.
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