At World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro for the Culture & Christianity Conference. Charlie Kirk had been scheduled to speak at this summit, so expecting a lot of references to Kirk. This afternoon’s session will feature Rob McCoy, co-founder of TPUSA Faith.

I spoke with students across Alabama who considered Charlie Kirk to be a mentor and role model. I asked them what they think should happen next. www.al.com/educationlab...

Gio Martinez was pulled over for going 1 mile over the speed limit. She is an Alabama social worker who helped local students plan next steps in life. “I try to be a support to the students,” she told @al.com earlier this summer. www.al.com/news/2025/08...

Neat story by @mattwake.bsky.social about ways some Alabama entertainment venues are working to make concerts more accessible for everyone who wants to jam. #accessability #ada #disabilityawareness Gift link: www.al.com/life/2025/07...

If you will be affected by the termination of Grad PLUS loans (or any financial aid change in the budget bill) and attending an Alabama college, hit me up! [email protected] Looking to find stories of how students will overcome the deficit. #JournoRequest

Hey Birmingham! Would love to see you there!

Just noting for all the people who demand that the press ask Trump tough questions... well, this is what happens.

*Only* at @al.com: a comprehensive list of tuition data for more than 200 Alabama private schools. A labor of love I'm elated to see published. With in-depth reporting from @greezbock.bsky.social.

This year, the Ed Lab team is tackling the challenge of reporting on Alabama's unregulated private school market. www.al.com/educationlab...

Some more rural areas show improvement, even!

After several years of reporting on literacy efforts in Alabama, it's great to be able to publish good news. Story by @greezbock.bsky.social for @al.com : www.al.com/educationlab...

ICYMI: @liamknox.bsky.social on the Trump admin & international students: www.wnyc.org/story/the-la...

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Reporters from @apnews.com, @hechingerreport.org and @al.com reached out to more than 50 school districts this spring to find out how Trump’s new immigration policies are impacting schools. Absenteeism and withdrawals could reshape local districts. Gift link: www.al.com/educationlab...

Alabama lawmakers are putting a price tag on a new school funding model. If the budget passes, the state plans to send $100 million to high-needs schools in 2025-26 and will increase amounts in future years. www.al.com/educationlab...

The Trump Administration has pulled hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent federal pandemic relief money from public schools. Alabama's Selma City Schools, recently struck by a deadly tornado, was one of them. www.al.com/educationlab...

Another deeply reported story about schools and immigration from @greezbock.bsky.social for @aldotcom.bsky.social: “Bottom line, we’re going to welcome kids into our schools ... But that doesn’t mean that the challenges are not real, because they are.” www.al.com/educationlab...

Important story from @liamsadams.bsky.social on the #pcaga: A pastor has been barred from ministry after an investigation into abuse, with implications for the denomination’s broader disciplinary process. www.tennessean.com/story/news/r...

Another deeply reported story about schools and immigration from @greezbock.bsky.social for @aldotcom.bsky.social: “Bottom line, we’re going to welcome kids into our schools ... But that doesn’t mean that the challenges are not real, because they are.” www.al.com/educationlab...

PSA: You don’t have to follow all the people you thought you “had” to follow on other social media! Amplify with care.

This is just a small sample of our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

👋 As a former Charlottesville journalist and someone familiar with US Christianity, I keep tabs on these folks too.

Hi! Trying this to find my journalism friends & people interested in investigative journalism. I'm a senior editor at ProPublica and have been helping to lead our "Life of the Mother" project, investigating preventable deaths of women in states that ban abortion. www.propublica.org/series/life-...

Love the explosion of followers, but some folks from work have joined and now my posts are about get (even more) boring 😂

it's actually pretty interesting that twitter used to be where i went to find good articles, but then the algorithim stopped encouraging external links, and so instead it became a place for people to write 200 character jokes that got aggregated onto instagram. anyway, yes, post links sweeties

If you’re back on Bluesky and are seeing the “invalid handle” thing, here’s how to fix it. Just type your handle into the Settings and save again.

Alabama state Rep. Patrick Sellers, D-Pleasant Grove, has pre-filed a bill that would give “all rights and duties of a parent” to unmarried fathers who voluntarily acknowledge paternity.

My colleague @hdenham.bsky.social wrote a well-sourced piece for @aldotcom.bsky.social on how LGBTQ+ Alabamians are preparing for a Trump presidency. www.al.com/news/2024/11...

Howdy, all. 👋 I'm excited to join the Bluesky community and look forward to some neighborly conversations. I write about food, culture and all things Alabama for @aldotcom.bsky.social and our This is Alabama brand. I'll share my stories here, and I welcome your ideas about the good folks of Alabama.

New from me: Birmingham Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan was approved to stay on for three more years, with a salary that will place him among the state's highest earning schools chiefs. www.al.com/educationlab...

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A middle school student was stabbed last week. When a student warned about fights about to break out, she said she is ignored. When students tried to walk out, they were shut in. A microcosm of schools’ efforts to manage safety and discipline, reported by Rebecca : www.al.com/educationlab...

After 18 years, we might get some answers today in the death of Natalee Holloway. Officials chased Joran van der Sloot across the Caribbean, Europe and South America. Today he’s in Birmingham Alabama, in court. www.al.com/news/2023/10...

Periodic *tap tap.* Who’s here? Who’s sharing good info about public events + news + education?

Liberty University has failed for years to keep its campus safe and repeatedly violated the federal law that specifies how it should do so, according to preliminary confidential findings from an Education Department inquiry.

Hello again, Blue Sky. What have you read/ enjoyed on this platform this week? 🥸

*everyone finding out about Senate residency requirements every 6 years*

My theory though, if you look at Facebook's long history of product launches that failed, is Threads doesn't need to win here. It just needs to hasten Twitter's demise by cutting into Twitter's DAU and gutting its ad revenue. And it might exist exactly for that.

Whatever man, go hide behind your fake internet persona and make little posts on your phone. I’m gonna go be a fucking adult and do the exact same thing but on a desktop computer

Everyone's talking about the de Blasio/McCray article but no one is talking about how she's dumping him because she was just as annoyed as the rest of us by his presidential run

which newsky on here is going to be the person who leverages a dumb post into funding for a job, website and endless platforms? It could be YOU

Trying a new social media platform.

Howdy. We're just checking things out over here, as we imagine you are. 👋

A good obituary is a mini-biography that captures the spirit of its subject. This is a good one, telling the story of a life well lived. https://t.co/DXXQirL2yA

The Washington Post confirms TNR’s report that 303 Creative apparently fabricated a man’s request for a gay wedding website in its court filings. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/01/supreme-court-colorado-website/

I’m worried that my freelance writing career is going to collapse without Twitter so if you’re an editor looking for writers/pitches, let me know 😭