Athens City
Leslie Sedberry Wants Athens Middle Students Welcomed and Challenged
Leslie Sedberry sees her move from assistant principal to principal of Athens Middle School as a chance to continue serving a community she already knows, with relationships built among students, staf...
Nick Looney Builds on Relationships at Athens Elementary
For Nick Looney, becoming principal of Athens Elementary School means continuing work in a building he already knows, with relationships he wants families to feel as soon as they enter.
28 Alabama Districts Have Recovered to Pre-COVID Enrollment. Four in Five Have Not
Five years after the pandemic emptied classrooms across Alabama, the students have not come back. Of 138 districts with comparable enrollment data from before COVID through 2025-26, just 28 have retur...