Clarke County’s Parents as Teachers program is reporting a year of literacy gains after an Ala Tom RC&D Council grant expanded book access and home-visit coaching for families with young children.
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Coverage of South Alabama education from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Foley Students Called Their Germany Exchange Trip ‘The Experience of a Lifetime.’ Here’s What They Actually Did There.
Foley student delegates called their recent Germany exchange trip ‘the experience of a lifetime,’ returning home after weeks spent living with host families and attending school abroad.
Atmore
A Sorority Chapter Threw a ‘Teacher Shower’ for a New Huxford Elementary Teacher Instead of Making Her Buy Her Own Classroom Supplies
The Gamma Omega chapter threw a ‘new teacher shower’ for incoming Huxford Elementary teacher Jameson Janes, stocking her classroom with supplies ahead of the new school year.
Clarke County
A Grant-Funded Home-Visit Program Is Quietly Reshaping How Often Clarke County Kids Get Read To Before They Turn 5
Clarke County’s Parents as Teachers program says AlaTom RC&D Council grant funding has driven a measurable rise in early reading habits among local families with children under 5.
Baldwin County
Baldwin Prep Students Bring Home National Honors From SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta
Students from Baldwin Preparatory Academy in Loxley earned Skill Point Certificates at the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, where a record 7,000 students competed.
Baldwin County
Mobile and Baldwin County Students Named to 2014 Top Academic Team
High school counselors across Mobile and Baldwin counties nominated top scholars for a regional academic recognition team in 2014.
Baldwin County
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.