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Sewell announces $3.6 million grant award to UWA

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, has announced the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded nearly $3.6 million to the University of West Alabama to support of rural economic revitalization and workforce development. This recent $3,598,408 grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) … Continued
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October 3, 2019

AEA backs former charter school principal, will investigate possible illegal activity at LEAD Academy

The former principal at Montgomery charter school LEAD Academy said Tuesday that she was pushed out of the school improperly after board members discovered that she reported concerns about students’ safety and other improprieties that violated state law to the Alabama Department of Education.  APR reported Tuesday morning, citing numerous employees at the school, that … Continued
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October 2, 2019
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‘Craziness’: How Montgomery’s first charter school has devolved into chaos in less than six weeks

LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first charter school, has been a chaotic mess since it opened less than six weeks ago, with staffing shortages leaving more than 70 students crammed into one class, angry teachers left without necessary supplies, student shortages threatening the school, extensive discipline issues and an ongoing fight between staff and the LEAD board … Continued
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October 1, 2019

Jones cosponsors school design safety bill

Sen. Doug Jones teamed up with republican David Perdue to introduce the School Safety Clearinghouse Act, which would detail best practices for school security design through recommendations by engineers, architects, first responders, mental health advocates and building security experts. Last year, Jones cosponsored the STOP School Violence Act, which gave some school districts more access … Continued
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September 30, 2019

2018 Alabama high school graduation rates released early

According to an early report, Alabama’s high school graduation rate for 2018 has increased.  The State Department of Education had planned to the public release of the 2018 graduation rates in October but the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, a nonpartisan research group based at Samford University, released the 2017-18 high school graduation rates … Continued
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September 25, 2019

AG Marshall supports rollbacks on school lunch nutrition

Many children in Alabama get less healthy school lunches after the Trump administration’s rollback of rules that had set nutritional standards.  Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall favors lower standards for the state’s school children’s lunches, as well. Meanwhile, Alabama’s children are ranked 9th highest in rates of obesity in the nation. Advocates for healthier lunches … Continued
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September 18, 2019