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Ruth Serven Smith

Ruth Serven Smith

Education Editor at AL.com

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  • English
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  • Education

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Recent Articles

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SNAP is back, but new cuts are starting immediately

Congress made changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when it passed the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Teacher pay raises, insurance premium increases? Budget fight incom...

PEEHIP covers 350,000 people, including current educators, retirees and their dependents.
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There’s good news in Alabama’s latest education report card: ‘Final...

Third graders have made record achievement on reading score.
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‘Survival and joy’: AL.com event highlights storytellers across Bir...

Neighborhood storytellers talked about growing up in Birmingham, what they see in their neighborhoods today and their hopes for the city’s future.
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AL.com journalists, Birmingham poet to host night of storytelling, ...

This event, part of AL.com’s ongoing “Beyond the Violence” project.
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How much does private school cost in Alabama? See tuition for 216 s...

Even if a family can afford a local private school, it may be tough to claim a seat
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Universities face ‘witch hunt’ over DEI changes, expert says

Alabama colleges closed DEI offices and ended support for some student programs.
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Trump’s ‘one beautiful bill’ would transform Medicaid, food aid access

Most people would need to work, and pass through a series of checkpoints, in order to get Medicaid health insurance.
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Trump announces major student loan update for borrowers, Department...

The Education Department manages $1.7 trillion in student debt, portions of which are mired in legal issues.
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Department of Education shutdown: Will you still have to pay your s...

The can’t actually be shut down without an act of Congress -- and neither can your student loan debt.
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‘Significant damage’ in Troy after tornado hit recreation center, b...

There were multiple confirmed tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Cullman, Pickens and Pike counties.
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Smoke across Birmingham, Walker, Winston counties? Here’s what’s be...

The forest service burned about 800 acres of federal land Monday.
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Trump announces immediate 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, starting ...

The president said his metal tariffs would apply to “everybody,” including Canada and Mexico.
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Snow, ice, blizzards threaten much of US, even Alabama: See forecasts

Winter weather warnings are in effect from Kansas to New Jersey, and as far south as Florida.
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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade kicks off: See floats, how to watch

The parade runs from about 8:30 a.m. to noon Eastern Time.
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Two people dead in motor vehicle crash in Helena: Police

The crash occurred Sunday afternoon.
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Alabama rush: See Bid Day photos of thousands of women finding soro...

Alabama’s Panhellenic sorority system is the largest in the country.
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Kamala Harris VP pick: 8 possible vice presidential running mates -...

Who should join Harris’ 2024 ticket?
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Can you pass Alabama’s 3rd grade reading test? Find out.

These questions test a student’s reading comprehension, vocabulary and fluency.
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Ed Lab reporter Trisha Powell Crain receives fellowship to study ma...

Crain will focus on efforts at the middle school level and assess whether certain interventions are leading to success.
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Thousands in north Alabama see water outages, boil notices after we...

Water from taps needs to be boiled for three minutes before use.