Education Articles

Southern Prep adopts all-volunteer cadet program

CONTRIBUTED BYSOUTHERN PREP CAMP HILL — The Board of Trustees of Southern Preparatory Academy has approved a major initiative to transition to an all-volunteer Corps of Cadets program beginning with the Spring 2026 semester. This change represents the next step in the...

Lee County Schools report card score at all time high

CONTRIBUTED BY LEE  COUNTY SCHOOLS LEE COUNTY — Lee County Schools is proud to announce the highest-ever district report card score of 87 under the current Alabama State Accountability System. This record achievement illustrates steady growth, committed...

National honor reflects statewide impact: Johnson receives award from USDA

BY ASHLEE HALL | ACES AUBURN UNIVERSITY — The Alabama Cooperative Extension System congratulates Portia Johnson for receiving the Extension Family Life and Human Development Early Achievement Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Johnson, an Extension...

Lee County moves forward with elementary realignment plan shorter options

BY STEVEN STIEFEL FOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — At its November meeting, the Lee County Board of Education approved an option for realigning Smiths Station elementary schools to account for funding shortages blamed on dwindling enrollment over the past decade. ...
Education Briefs | Oct. 16, 2025

Education Briefs | Oct. 16, 2025

Congratulations to Joseph Moore, who was named 2025 Outstanding Young Auburn Engineer by Auburn University’s Samuel Ginn College of Engineering....

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