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Ella Bell, longtime state school board member, has died

Ella Bell, a fixture on the State School Board and champion for public education in Alabama, passed away on Sunday. She was 71. Bell served on the School Board for 18 years, often making herself a thorn in the side of any state lawmaker or State Department of Education bureaucrat who she suspected of toying … Continued

Josh Moon

November 4, 2019

Opinion

Analysis | New lawsuit exposes troubling issues, possible criminal acts at LEAD Academy

The administration at LEAD Academy tried to prevent students with learning disabilities from enrolling. LEAD board president Charlotte Meadows and another board member controlled a private bank account. Meadows used the school to run her campaign for the Alabama House and directed school funds to her campaign manager and her niece. Teachers and other employees … Continued

Josh Moon

November 1, 2019

Auburn awarded $3 million grant to fund climate change education

Auburn University has been awarded a $3 million grant to help fund climate change resilience education for graduate students. Less than 10 percent of the applications to the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship get funded, said Karen McNeal, associate professor of geosciences at Auburn and the principal investigator on the project, speaking to APR on … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

October 30, 2019

State school board member starts campaign to defeat Amendment One

State School Board member Jackie Zeigler last week launched a campaign to defeat Amendment One on the March 3 ballot. The proposed amendment to the Alabama Constitution would eliminate the elected state school board and replace it with one appointed by the governor. Jackie Zeigler represents the seven counties of southwest Alabama and is running … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 28, 2019

ACT WorkKeys shows more skilled graduates from Alabama high schools

A slightly higher percentage of Alabama high school seniors are graduating with the skills needed in the modern workplace, according to new results from ACT’s WorkKeys test. On Thursday, the Alabama State Department of Education released final results of all College and Career Readiness Indicators (CCRIs) for the high school seniors who graduated in May … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

October 23, 2019

Roby reminds students that the U.S. Service Academies nomination deadline is quickly approaching

Friday, Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-Montgomery) reminded high school students that the deadline to apply for nominations to the U.S. Service Academies is November 8. Roby also reminded constituents that Veterans Day is the same weekend on November 11. “It’s hard November will be here before we know it, and with it comes Veterans Day,” Rep. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

October 16, 2019

Scholarships available for students seeking jobs in automotive industry

A group of students in Alabama earlier this year received scholarships to train for careers in automotive manufacturing, and another round of scholarships promises to do the same for future students. The partnership between the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association and Alabama Community College System will provide $180,000 in scholarships to 50 students seeking technical education … Continued

October 16, 2019

Opinion

Montgomery’s first charter school is failing because the laws weren’t followed

Charter schools are not all bad. Let’s get that out of the way right at the top. There are charter schools out there that do a wonderful job educating children and filling a need that isn’t being met by the local public school system. That was sort of the goal of charter schools when they … Continued

Josh Moon

October 4, 2019

New survey shows teachers feel lawmakers are not doing enough to stop school shootings

Nearly 90 percent of teachers do not feel that lawmakers are doing enough to stop school shootings, a new survey finds. In the survey conducted by the professional networking site Fishbowl, 1,067 teachers were asked if they feel that lawmakers doing enough to stop gun violence in schools. Employees could answer with yes, no or … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

October 3, 2019

AEA challenges Morgan County Commission on sales tax money

The Alabama Education Association has entered the fight over Morgan County’s online sales tax dollars. The AEA joined a lawsuit filed last week by Hartselle City Schools which challenges the Morgan County Commission’s decision to defy a law passed by the Alabama Legislature last session that would send 90 percent of online sales tax revenue … Continued

Josh Moon

October 3, 2019