Alabama students increasingly meet college, career readiness standards

June 25, 2026

Alabama’s high school graduation and college- and career-readiness rates reached record highs for the Class of 2025.

Voices of Mobile’s Puerto Rico trip ‘beautiful picture’ of ‘Lord’s intentionality’

June 24, 2026

When students and staff from the University of Mobile’s Voices of Mobile traveled to Puerto Rico this spring, they expected to serve. Here’s what many did not expect …

Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences prepares for Aug. 13 inaugural class

June 23, 2026

The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences is preparing to open Aug. 13 after naming a new head of school, reaching its inaugural enrollment goal and holding orientation for its first class of students.

Alabama prime-age workforce participation rises as unemployment reaches 3%

June 23, 2026

Alabama’s labor force participation rate among workers ages 25 to 54 rose to 79.6% in May, up from 78.7% a year earlier, even as the state’s unemployment rate increased to 3% and the broader participation rate fell to 57.2%.

UAB Alzheimer’s center receives $10M gift, plans to expand

June 22, 2026

The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center will be renamed for Frances Gorrie after a $10 million gift from the Gorrie family.

Reading results show poverty gaps, standout schools

June 16, 2026

Alabama’s latest school-level reading results show a familiar pattern: third-graders in high-poverty schools were less likely to meet the state benchmark this spring, but some of those schools still posted some of the strongest results.