The #Birmingham News published its first edition 134 years ago, on this day in 1888, as The Evening News. "Great is Birmingham, and The News is its Prophet!" #otd#OnThisDay
In the average Black Belt county, just 11% of K-12 students scored well enough on state assessments to be considered ‘proficient,’ according to data compiled by the Education Research Center.
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Nationwide, the third Friday in September is reserved to honor prisoners of war and the 78,000 troops from World War II along with the 8,000-plus from the Vietnam War who are still missing.
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