
July 8, 2025
The first day of classes for the 2025-26 school year is August 7! This news post will serve as a back-to-school guide for all the things parents will need to do to be Ready Day On...

July 17, 2025
Birmingham City Schools today announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and/or School Breakfast...

July 16, 2025
June Tunes is the concluding concert of the annual summer band camp held by the BCS Arts Education Department since 1997. This year's performance was held on June 26 at G.W. ...

July 9, 2025
Each month, the Birmingham Board of Education recognizes the employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to make the district a better place, even when no one is looking. ...

July 9, 2025
The Birmingham Youth Fellowship Choir, which counts several BCS scholars among its members, performed on tonight's broadcast of America's Got Talent. The group earned Simon Cowe...

June 10, 2025
Each month, the Birmingham Board of Education recognizes the employees who go above and beyond the call of duty to make the district a better place, even when no one is looking. ...

June 9, 2025
A valued leader and mentor, Dr. Vanessa G. Byrd-Moore is retiring after 37 years with Birmingham City Schools. Today, Minor Elementary School and the Ensley community celebrated...

June 4, 2025
Nine recent high school graduates from Birmingham City Schools were honored during todayās Rotary Club of Birmingham luncheon as recipients of the Jim Hughey Scholarship . Each...

May 30, 2025
While Birmingham City Schools is offering Sensational Summer Learning for all scholars, partner colleges and universities in the metropolitan area are also providing opportunitie...

May 29, 2025
Booker T. Washington K-8 School celebrated its designation as a STEM Certified School by the National Institute for STEM Education and the STEM certification of five of its teach...

May 29, 2025
Ramona Hayes-Williams builds strong, trusting relationships by celebrating mentees, like selecting a "Mentee of the Month," and actively engaging them in the coaching cycle with a...

May 21, 2025
J.H. Phillips Academy has earned the School of Distinction Award from the A+ Education Partnership. The school has exceeded its A+ College Ready student growth for two years wh...

May 21, 2025
Less than six months after defeating Saraland to claim the A.H. Parker's first state football championship, players and coaches received their championship rings and replica troph...

May 20, 2025
Birmingham City Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. In partnership with ...

May 20, 2025
Scholar-athletes from A.H. Parker High School and Ramsay I.B. High School were named the best in the Birmingham area today by during the Kiwanis Club 2024-25 Athletic Awards cerem...

May 13, 2025
During todayās regularly scheduled board meeting, Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales presented a check for $10,000 to Huffman High School for its Academy of Architectu...

May 9, 2025
Today, we concluded Teacher Appreciation Week with our annual Teacher of the Year luncheon, where we honor each of our school's best teachers, including our district Teachers of t...

May 9, 2025
After winning $22,000 from STEM competitions sponsored by Samsung and Altec , scholars from South Hampton K-8 School have turned their proposed project into a real thing. The te...

May 8, 2025
Aubrey Bennett, a distinguished educator at George Washington Carver High School, has been named Alternate Alabama Teacher of the Year for 2025-2026. The announcement was made...

May 7, 2025
The Birmingham City Schools Department of Professional Development has named Minnie Lawson-Cook of Martha Gaskins Elementary as the Lead Mentor of the Month for April 2025. Mrs. ...