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Jacksonville State considers renaming Bibb Graves Hall

As municipalities and schools across the South grapple with monuments devoted to the Confederacy post-George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer, Jacksonville State University looks toward its own Bibb Graves Hall, named for the former governor and Klu Klux Klan member.  Matthew Reeves, a 2020  graduate of JSU, started an online petition … Continued
June 10, 2020

ASU reviewing campus building names for removal

Alabama State University is the next Alabama university considering renaming buildings. “I have requested a review of the names on campus buildings for consideration of removal based on connections to or leadership of racist organizations, policies or political activity,” ASU President Quinton Ross Jr. said in a statement. The results of the review will be … Continued
June 10, 2020

Circumstances prompting FBI action at Athens superintendent’s home unclear

The circumstances that prompted an FBI raid of a north Alabama school superintendent’s home on Tuesday remain unclear.  An FBI spokesperson confirmed that the agency conducted a “law enforcement action” at the home of Athens Superintendent Trey Holladay, but declined to provide additional information or give any indication if the action involved Holladay’s work as … Continued
June 9, 2020

Alabama treasurer’s office to host annual college savings giveaway

CollegeCounts, Alabama’s 529 Fund, will celebrate 5/29 day (May 29) with a sixth annual statewide giveaway focused on babies born in Alabama between May 29, 2019, and May 29, 2020.  CollegeCounts will randomly select 29 winners to receive $529 in contributions to an existing or newly opened CollegeCounts account. Beginning May 29, 2020, parents, grandparents … Continued
May 29, 2020

Governor announces Secretary Jeana Ross to retire

Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that Jeana Ross is retiring as secretary of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. She has served in this position since 2012. “I am extremely grateful for Secretary Ross’ tireless efforts and dedication to our children,” Ivey said. “On behalf of our state, she deserves a ‘job well … Continued
May 22, 2020

ASU’s Ross: Coronavirus has exposed longstanding inequities in college funding

Traditionally underfunded and serving an economically challenged student population, America’s historically black colleges are particularly vulnerable to the challenges of COVID-19 and many are facing bankruptcy, Alabama State University President Quinton Ross told CNN on Monday evening.  Ross was interviewed by CNN as part of the network’s coverage of how coronavirus shutdowns of college campuses … Continued
May 19, 2020

Jones calls for more federal aid to students, schools and teachers amid COVID-19 crisis

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday asked Senate leadership to include money for public schools and students in the next round of COVID-19 relief funding.  Jones and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, led a group of other senators in drafting a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that urges … Continued
May 15, 2020

When public schools reopen, nurses could be the key to combating coronavirus

When Alabama’s public schools open their doors to students in the fall, there will be one group of people on the front lines, entrusted with the monumental task of identifying and isolating potentially sick students and tracing their contact with other students.  School nurses.  The already overworked and underappreciated (and usually under-compensated) nurses that care … Continued
May 14, 2020

College Republicans urge colleges to cut ties with Confucius Institutes

Monday, the College Republican Federation of Alabama released a statement urging higher-education institutions in the state of Alabama to reconsider the presence of Confucius Institutes. The CRFAs charge that the Confucius Institutes are funded and operated by the Communist Chinese government. Currently, the state of Alabama has Confucius Institutes embedded within two public universities. “Many … Continued
May 12, 2020

State Rep. Kerry Rich: “We are not going to be in proration”

Amid a growing economic collapse due to the forced economic shutdown to deal with the coronavirus crisis, the Alabama House of Representatives met to pass the state’s Education Trust Fund budget Thursday. State Rep. Kerry Rich, R-Albertville, addressed the fear that the economic crisis could negatively impact Alabama’s schools. “We are not going to be … Continued
May 9, 2020