Mobile County School Board Selects Contractor for New $25 Million Citronelle High
The Mobile County school board approved White-Spunner Construction to build the new $25 million Citronelle High School, set for completion in 2016.
Baldwin County weighs school property tax hike to fund $350 million building plan
Baldwin County school leaders pushed an 8-mill property tax increase to raise $28.6 million a year for a $350 million construction plan, set for a March referendum.
Murphy High Officials Detail Multi-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Tornado Repair Timeline
Mobile school officials outlined a deliberately slow, multi-phase repair plan for Murphy High's main building, prioritizing minimal classroom disruption.
Mobile County School Board Fine-Tunes New Teacher Salary Schedule
Mobile County's school board is finalizing a 2014-15 pay schedule covering teachers, substitutes, bus drivers and thousands of other employees.
Orange Beach and Baldwin County School Officials Clashed Over the Numbers Behind a Breakaway School System
Weeks before a September 2014 referendum, Orange Beach and Baldwin County school officials remained split over enrollment counts and funding projections for a proposed city-run school system.
Baldwin County School Board Approves $4 Million in Raises, New Hires
The Baldwin County school board approved more than $4 million in employee raises and new hires during a June 2014 meeting.
USA President Explains Why Tuition Has Climbed 40 Percent Since 2008
USA's president says the school can't absorb more budget cuts, explaining why Mobile's university has raised tuition roughly 40 percent since 2008.
School Boards Challenge Later Start Date Tied to Beach Tourism
Alabama school board leaders pushed back on proposals to delay the school start date to late August as a tourism boost, arguing the underlying revenue study was unreliable, especially with…
Artur Davis Brought a Campaign for Governor to Mobile — and a Pronunciation Lesson
The congressman told about 100 Mobile Democrats that Alabama's past need not dictate its future, made education his central theme, and asked the city's television anchors to note that his…
An Oddsmaker’s Verdict: Alabama Was Sending Its Gambling Money to Everybody Else
Mobile oddsmaker and sports analyst Danny Sheridan said it was past time for Alabama to consider a lottery or casinos, arguing the state was subsidizing gaming in Mississippi, Florida and…