Shenley Court opened its doors to pupils on September 12, 1963, and many went on to big things. Ellie Baker, for one, became Birmingham’s first woman police chief inspector.

The British Edutrust Foundation has recruited Ruth Harker as its principal designate for the proposed Shenley Court Academy in Selly Oak, Birmingham. Harker is head teacher of Bournville School and ...

Birmingham could soon turn a historic school building, the site of the city’s early battles over desegregation, into affordable housing for seniors. The $27 million renovation of the former ...