VOICES for Alabama’s Children released its latest report on the health, safety, education, and financial well-being of Alabama’s Children, the Alabama Kids Count Data Book.
The Birmingham-based Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) is awarding $785,600 in grants to 29 independent summer learning programs in the Birmingham area and the Blackbelt region.
A new report warns that Alabama will be unable to meet its goal of adding 500,000 newly credentialed workers by the end of 2025 unless state leaders commit to historic investments in proven reading, math, and career preparedness initiatives.
More than seventy community leaders from across the River Region met in Montgomery to draft an action plan to increase the number of children reading proficiently by the end of the third grade.
Students that attended a SAIL-affiliated summer learning program this summer recorded the largest reading and math gains in the collaborative’s nine-year history.
The report’s release comes as Alabama lawmakers approved historic investments in children’s care and education through the Education Trust Fund and General Fund Budgets. “Last ...
Grantees will use the funds to offer comprehensive reading and math instruction combined with athletic and other camp-specific activities based on their students’ interests. SAIL ...
The Business Education Alliance of Alabama‘s new report, Forging Alabama’s Future: Improving Educational Attainment and Workforce Development, links the state’s workforce preparedness and post-secondary education ...
Alabama business leaders and early childhood education advocates called on the State Legislature to approve a $22.5 million increase for Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program. ...
Participants came from all five River Region Counties, Autauga, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon, and Montgomery, including area school superintendents and state agency leaders. The River Region ...
The Birmingham-based Summer Adventures in Learning (SAIL) was founded in 2012 to build support for rigorous summer learning across the state. SAIL facilitates assessments, peer ...
