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Feds target $3.7B in research as DEI crackdown sees success

  • By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
  • Updated Oct 30, 2026

(The Center Square) – As colleges and universities scale back diversity, equity and inclusion programs amid federal funding pressure from the Trump administration, supporters of the cuts argue DEI has negatively affected academics and higher education.

Can swimming lessons make your kid fitter and smarter?
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Can swimming lessons make your kid fitter and smarter?

  • By Talker News
  • Updated Oct 30, 2026

A study found that learning how to swim at a young age helps them not just physically but developmentally too.

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16 states might tax federally approved education plans

  • By Esther Wickham | The Center Square
  • Updated Oct 29, 2026

(The Center Square) – Families in 16 states could face state taxes and penalties for using what's called a "529 education savings plan" to pay for expenses approved under federal law, according to a report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. 

University of Alabama receives $2.1 billion in fundraising commitments
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University of Alabama receives $2.1 billion in fundraising commitments

  • By Tricia Powell Crain | Alabama Daily News
  • Oct 15, 2026

The University of Alabama received more than $2.1 billion in charitable commitments during a 10-year fundraising campaign, the university anno…

Doug Jones outlines data center policies at Lowndes County town hall
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Doug Jones outlines data center policies at Lowndes County town hall

  • By Ralph Chapoco | Alabama Reflector
  • Oct 13, 2026

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones Monday made his position on data centers the focal point of a town hall in Fort Deposit in Lowndes…

Sportsmanship Is Not Optional — It Is the Standard We Must Defend
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Sportsmanship Is Not Optional — It Is the Standard We Must Defend

  • By Heath Harmon, Executive Director of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA)
  • Oct 7, 2026

As a teacher, coach, administrator, and now as executive director of the AHSAA, I have come to believe that every high school contest asks the…

ASHS awarded $7.27M to prepare students for rural healthcare careers
Education

ASHS awarded $7.27M to prepare students for rural healthcare careers

  • Special to BBNN
  • Updated Oct 26, 2026

The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences has been awarded $7.27 million in federal grant funding to prepare students for healthcare careers a…

Alabama State Board of Education members raise concerns over virtual school performance
Education

Alabama State Board of Education members raise concerns over virtual school performance

  • By Andrea Tinker | Alabama Reflector
  • Sep 30, 2026

Members of the Alabama State Board of Education expressed concerns with virtual school performance at a meeting earlier this month.

HBCUs in Black Belt receive federal funding
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HBCUs in Black Belt receive federal funding

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Sep 25, 2026

Three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the Black Belt were among others in Alabama to receive funding from the U.S. Dep…

Ingram State opens new workforce training facility in partnership with ABPP at Perry County PREP Center
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Ingram State opens new workforce training facility in partnership with ABPP at Perry County PREP Center

  • Todd Prater
  • Updated Sep 26, 2026

JF Ingram State Technical College and the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles have opened a new Workforce Training Facility at the Perry Cou…

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