Wenonah High School
Students: 661
Teachers: 52
Education Report Card 2017-2018: D (64)
Failing Schools List: 2019; 2018; 2017.
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Hayes K-8
Students: 797
Teachers: 28
Education Report Card 2017-2018: F (51)
Failing Schools List: 2019; 2018; 2017; 2016; 2015; 2014.
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W.E. Putnam Middle School
Students: 327
Teachers: 22
Education Report Card 2017-2018: F (58)
Failing Schools List: 2019; 2016; 2015; 2014; 2013
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Jones Valley Middle School
Students: 372
Teachers: 21
Education Report Card 2017-2018: D (62)
Failing Schools List: 2019
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Universities See Significant Increases; ‘Peer-Gap’ Formula to Continue
Alabama’s public four-year universities will receive funding increases of between about 6% and more than 12% under the 2020 education budget recently approved by lawmakers. “I think all of higher education is happy with where we ended up,” Alabama Commission on Higher Education Executive Director Jim Purcell said Wednesday. During the budgeting process, some university officials and lawmakers expressed frustration over this year's proposed budget including additional money for a few institutions that had previously been underfunded. Purcell said ACHE was attempting to fix “egregious inequities in funding.” Read more.
The History of the Birmingham City Schools
A timeline of Birmingham city schools.
1873: Board of School Trustees established
1874: Free School Established (renamed The Powell School 1883)
1883: John H. Phillips, superintendent (First Birmingham Schools superintendent, considered the architect of the first school system)
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Making the Grade? How Birmingham City Schools Are Doing Depends on Which Measure You Choose.
Multiple choice: 1. The Birmingham City Schools system has a high number of failing schools as determined by the Alabama Accountability Act. 2. The Birmingham City Schools system is below average, based on a “D” grade on the Alabama Education Report Card for the 2016-2017 school year. 3. The Birmingham City Schools system is doing better, on the upswing. 4. All of the above. If you chose “4” you may understand how complex it can be to determine the exact state of the city’s school system. Read more. Read the rest of BirminghamWatch’s special report on Birmingham schools:
Many Questions About Birmingham City Schools Remain After Three Months of Trying to Understand the State of Education
The History of the Birmingham City Schools
Shooting for the A — Birmingham Schools principal succeeded at one school. Now he’s aiming to redirect another that is facing significant challenges
An Introduction to Birmingham Schools, From A to F
Birmingham Schools’ Superintendent Talks About Facing Competition for Students, Being Accountable and Building Relationships.
Shooting for the A — Birmingham Schools principal succeeded at one school. Now he’s aiming to redirect another that is facing significant challenges
An Introduction to Birmingham Schools, From A to F
Birmingham Schools’ Superintendent Talks About Facing Competition for Students, Being Accountable and Building Relationships.
Birmingham Schools’ Superintendent Talks About Facing Competition for Students, Being Accountable and Building Relationships.
Many Questions About Birmingham City Schools Remain After Three Months of Trying to Understand the State of Education
The Birmingham City Schools system is one of the largest in Alabama. At the same time, it has a difficult history and a present reality in which a number of schools are performing at standards lower than what the superintendent, board of education and city administration would like.
In an effort to understand the state of the schools, BirminghamWatch examined the data and sought interviews or written information from BCS officials. Our efforts were less than fully successful.
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Questions submitted to the Birmingham City Schools
About Hayes K-8: There is a statement in the website that says the “team is not complete,” and the teacher count based on those listed in the website is 28 for almost 800 students. So can you help us understand that situation? Is there difficulty filling teacher slots? Is 28 really the teacher allotment for
Questions submitted that BirminghamWatch wanted to ask Terrell Brown, principal of Putnam Middle
Will you tell me about W.E.Putnam Middle? How would you describe the students/teachers/parents? What is the student/teacher ratio at Putnam Middle? Is that where you/BCS want it to be? What have the successes and challenges been for Putnam Middle? How do those compare to challenges at other BCS middle schools? What