Birmingham elementary school students win trip to Kennedy Space Center
After becoming Eastern United States Robotics Champions, a group of 10- and 11-year-old students from Birmingham are being rewarded with a trip to the Kennedy Space Center. In…
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Water damage closes schools in Carbon Hill
Carbon Hill Elementary, Junior High and High school will be closed until Monday, Jan. 9. All three schools sustained severe damage and flooding due to frozen pipes that…
Birmingham students win big in robotics competition
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Asher Redd A group of fifth graders from Martha Gaskins Elementary School competed in the Fall 2022 CoderZ League Robotics Competition and walked away with the…
Northport City Council approves $350K for schools within city limits
By WVUA 23 News Student Reporter Gracie Johnson Tuscaloosa County School System schools within Northport city limits are getting a financial boost from the Northport City Council. On Monday, the…
Is your child being bullied? Tuscaloosa counseling center has resources to help
TUSCALOOSA - A Tuscaloosa counseling center is bringing awareness to bullying this month. October is anti-bullying awareness month. StopBullying.gov reports one out of every five students in the United States between the ages of…
Kids with disabilities face off-the-books school suspensions
Advocates say schools increasingly are removing children with disabilities from the classroom because of behavior issues related to their disability but not recording the actions as suspension. The practice is known as informal removal, which advocates say amounts to a…
Tuscaloosans hit stores over weekend for tax-free deals
By WVUA 23 News Reporter Asher Redd This year’s sales tax holiday showed up at the registers over the weekend, and shoppers in Tuscaloosa enjoyed watching 10% fall off the price…
Alabama Senator proposes new schooling bill
By WVUA 23 Digital Reporter Kyrsten Eller Alabama Senator Del Marsh plans to introduce a bill that will give parents more power over their children's education. The proposed bill is called the "Parents Choice Act" which will allow parents to…
