Education
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9/1/2007
If you plan on moving to Birmingham, AL with children or to have children then you should plan ahead to living in an area where they'll get an quality education from elementary to high school. So far, I've been here 2 years, and I have NEVER heard of schools being closed down, with children still attending. Literally, kids being moved from another elementary school in the middle or toward the end (can't remember month) of their term. It's not impossible or unbelievable, but there are so many empty school around Jefferson County it is sad! People have to literally move out from the downtown area of Birmingham AL or areas very close by, in order to put their child in school or a decent school. It is not the family's fault 98% of the time that they live in that undeveloped area, but the city is not focused on that problem. They cannot get teachers to stay put, and who can blame them. They have to survive also on what little they receive, regardless of how big their heart is for children. If you are lucky or blessed with finances (not saying you have to be rich), move out to the outskirts ex. Highland, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Hoover, or go to a private school. Forgive me for not adding support to the inner-city schools, but it is not their fault that the city is not supporting them. Many people are helping children thrive in those inner-city schools, but who's to say how long they will be able to stay open!
Angelique | Birmingham, AL