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JSU student being tested for coronavirus. Classes move online Friday

A Jacksonville State University student was being tested for coronavirus and all class begining Friday would move online, the university announced Thursday.  “The student felt ill Sunday evening after returning from out-of-state,” the university said in a statement.  Since falling ill the student visited three locations on campus  – the weight training area at Kennamer … Continued
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March 13, 2020

ASU names new president of the Entomological Society of America’s Southeastern Branch

ASU’s Dr. Michelle Samuel-Foo is the new president of Southeastern Entomological Society of America. She is a recent newcomer to the ASU faculty, having joined the Hornet Nation in Jan. 2018 as an assistant professor, and is involved in both research and teaching on campus.  Samuel-Foo has been very involved in various entomological-related organizations. She has served two … Continued
March 12, 2020

Alabama school officials cancel overseas travel over coronavirus concerns

The Alabama Department of Education has asked local school systems to disallow school-sponsored overseas travel as the department works to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.  Mackey said that the state Department of Education has asked that local school districts cancel overseas travel “over the next several weeks.”  “It’s not necessarily just about catching the virus overseas … Continued
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March 11, 2020

House passes bill to end ban on yoga in Alabama schools

The Alabama House of Representatives has passed a bill ending a ban on yoga in Alabama public schools. HB235 is sponsored by State Representative Jeremy Gray, D-Opelika. Yoga has been prohibited in Alabama schools since 1993. Under existing law, instruction in yoga is specifically prohibited in Alabama public schools. HB235 would authorize local boards of … Continued
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March 11, 2020

Catholic schools say they’re harmed by decline in scholarship granting organizations

In 2019, not enough Alabamians specified that their income tax be allotted to the Scholarship Granting Organizations that help Alabama students assigned by the state to Alabama’s poorest-performing schools. That shortfall has adversely affected thousands of Alabama children, who may lose their scholarship funding, proponents say. Nowhere has that been felt more than in Alabama’s … Continued
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March 6, 2020
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Amendment One goes down in flames

We’ll pick our own school board members, thanks.  That was the message Alabama voters overwhelmingly sent to Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Senate President Del Marsh on Tuesday, defeating a measure that would have replaced the current state school board with an appointed one.  More than 75 percent of voters had voted against Amendment One, … Continued
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March 4, 2020

Selma Mayor Darrio Melton endorses Joe Biden

On the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Selma Mayor Darrio Melton announced his endorsement of Joe Biden for the President of the United States. In his press statement, Melton said, “Vice President Joe Biden is the leader that we need to beat Donald Trump and bring our country back together again. Joe understands the issues families … Continued
March 2, 2020
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Amendment One puts kids first, politicians last

When Alabamians take the to the polls on Super Tuesday, they will either be concerned with the Democratic nominee for President of the United States or the Republican nominee for the United States Senate. More important to the future of Alabama is a constitutional amendment that would end our current model of a popularly elected state … Continued
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March 2, 2020