Mobile officials broke ground on a $1.6 million band room at Murphy High School, replacing space destroyed by a 2012 tornado that displaced the band.
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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.
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Mobile Police, Schools Launch Joint Push to Curb Juvenile Crime
Mobile police introduced a new juvenile crime prevention program to nearly 90 school principals, aiming to build trust before trouble starts.
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Volunteers Bring ‘Bunny Cakes’ to Life for Read for the Record Day in Mobile County Schools
Volunteers read the picture book ‘Bunny Cakes’ aloud across Mobile County elementary schools for the national Read for the Record literacy event.
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New $10.5M Augusta Evans School Dedicated in West Mobile
Mobile County dedicates the new $10.5 million Augusta Evans School, a west Mobile campus built specifically for students with significant special needs.
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Education Leaders Held Up Mobile as a National Model for Boosting Graduation Rates and Workforce Readiness
At an October 2014 Grad Nation summit in Mobile, education and business leaders praised the city’s college- and career-ready efforts as a model for improving graduation rates and workforce readiness.
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Mobile County School’s Safety Contract for Kindergartner Sparks Review
A Mobile County kindergartner was asked to sign a safety contract after a classroom drawing, prompting the district to review its policy.
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For a Second Straight Year, Mobile County’s Superintendent Earns High Marks From Her Board
During its annual retreat at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, the Mobile County school board gave Superintendent Martha Peek a stellar performance review, citing a rising graduation rate.
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Mobile, Baldwin School Leaders Press State Lawmakers on Classroom Technology Funding
Mobile and Baldwin County school officials met with state lawmakers to push for renewed technology funding after years without state support.
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Mobile County Schools to Broadcast a Live Panel on Alabama’s College and Career Ready Standards
The Mobile County school system planned a live, televised panel discussion on the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards, featuring the superintendent, principals and classroom teachers.