by Alabama Possible | Nov 1, 2016 | Cash for College
College Application Week is this week, October 31-November 4, 2016, at high schools all over Alabama. College Application Week is a program of the Alabama State Department of Education and aims to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 28, 2016 | Cash for College
1. She’s a Birmingham Native I have lived in the Magic City all of my life. One of my favorite things to do is visit Vulcan and take in the gorgeous view of the city. Especially since I get a bird’s eye view of my high school, Ramsay! 2. She’s passionate about youth...
by Alabama Possible | Oct 22, 2016 | data, datasheet, Jobs, poverty
By Senator Arthur Orr According to the 2016 Alabama Poverty Data Sheet, nearly 300,000 Alabama children live in poverty. This statistic is eye-opening and highlights the need to intervene and interrupt the poverty cycle in the lives of Alabama’s children. How do we...
by Alabama Possible | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Shelley Stewart Alabama has always fought an uphill battle when it comes to public education. Because Alabama is one of the country’s traditionally poorer states, public funding for education in our best years has been a struggle. And yet, I don’t believe the...