BY ALEXANDER WILLIS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A proposed health care sciences-focused high school championed by Gov. Kay Ivey for more than a year would be created under a bill filed recently. The bill’s filing by Rep. Cynthia Almond, R-Tuscaloosa, and Sen. Bobby Singleton...

By State Sen. Gerald Allen & State Rep. A.J. McCampbell This week, we are proud to co-sponsor legislation that would approve and fund the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis. We encourage our colleagues to show that Alabama can be a leader in both...

Special to the BBNN In her State of the State Address on Tuesday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey again called on the Legislature to fund the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a statewide, residential high school located in Demopolis. In the speech, Ivey said the school is...

By Claudia Peppenhorst HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -It’s no secret that the entire country has been suffering from healthcare worker shortages for the past few years and that’s especially been felt here in Alabama. Now, Governor Kay Ivey is calling on the state...

By WAFF 48 Digital Staff DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WAFF) - A new school in Alabama is opening in response to the lack of healthcare workers across the state. The Alabama School of Healthcare in Demopolis is recruiting high school students interested in the field. Students will...

From the West Alabama Newsroom– Governor Kay Ivey calls on lawmakers to approve funding for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis. Ivey told legislators that the healthcare high school project was one of her top priorities. And she urged lawmakers to...

Special to BBNN A feasibility study of the proposed Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, requested by the Alabama Legislature last year, has been publicly released Monday. The study, which surveyed seven Alabama cities, concluded Demopolis is the best...

By JACOB HOLMES In her State of the State Address on Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey again called on the Legislature to fund the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, a statewide, residential high school located in Demopolis. Ivey said the school is among her top legislative...

By Laurel Thrailkill – Health, Tech and Inno Reporter, Birmingham Business Journal A $26.4 million investment from Bloomberg Philanthropies may help fund a proposed Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences. The funding is contingent on approval of the school by the...

BY ALEXANDER WILLIS DEMOPOLIS, Ala. — A proposed public health care sciences high school in Demopolis received a $26.4 million pledge from Bloomberg Philanthropies on Wednesday, news that was celebrated by the project’s supporters. That money is...

By Caleb Taylor New York-based Bloomberg Philanthropies announced on Wednesday they were donating $26.4 million to the state of Alabama to assist in funding a potential new health sciences high school in Demopolis.  According to a news release from Bloomberg...

DEMOPOLIS, ALA. – January 17, 2024 — The Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Foundation, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Education and Whitfield Regional Hospital, member of the University of Alabama-Birmingham Health System, today announced a $26.4...