Kids Count: Overall child well-being in Alabama stagnant, child poverty remains top issue

February 19, 2025

“The state has improved in some child well-being data points, yet child poverty has remained unchanged for the last 20 years,” said Apreill Hartsfield, Alabama Kids Count director for VOICES.

Jamie Dew challenges UM students with 4 ‘diagnostic questions’

February 19, 2025

During the Feb. 12 chapel session at the University of Mobile, students heard from Jamie Dew, president of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.

Alabama’s academic recovery leads nation, while deep disparities remain

February 19, 2025

The Education Recovery Scorecard, developed by researchers from Harvard, Stanford and Dartmouth universities, indicates that Alabama has returned to pre-pandemic levels in math and is nearing that milestone in reading.