Birmingham named a finalist in Bloomberg s 2021 Global Mayors Challenge bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Birmingham City Schools providing COVID-19 vaccines to students, their families AL.com 1 hr ago Mary Helene Hall, al.com
COVID-19 vaccinations will be available to Birmingham City Schools students ages 12 and up and their families. The service is a partnership between BCS and Alabama Regional Medical Services and will continue throughout the summer.
There has already been one clinic at Wenonah High School, and the second will be offered Saturday. Appointments can be made online, but walkups are also accepted.
The clinics offer the Pfizer vaccine, and each patient will be scheduled for their second dose after receiving the first.
Kelli Solomon Was Raised on Community Love; Now Gives It Back birminghamtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from birminghamtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A breakdown of how much each Alabama public school system will receive from the third round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds is now available.
Of the about $2 billion in federal dollars allocated to the state, 90% will go directly to districts, with those considered the neediest based on poverty levels within the system receiving a larger portion a stipulation made by the federal government.
Additionally, districts have to spend 20% of the funding toward addressing learning loss through summer learning and enrichment programs, extended-day or extended-year programs and after-school programs, a release from the Alabama Department of Education states.
One in an occasional series about Birmingham’s 150th anniversary
From a very rough beginning 150 years ago, Birmingham smoothed out and became a world-class city.
Founded on June 1, 1871, by real estate promoters who sold lots near the planned crossing of the Alabama and Chattanooga and South and North railroads, Birmingham was incorporated on Dec. 19, 1871.
The site of the railroad crossing was notable for the nearby deposits of iron ore, coal, and limestone the three principal raw materials used in making steel. Birmingham is the only place worldwide where significant amounts of all three minerals can be found in such close proximity.