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State Board of Education discusses list of failing schools

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Executive Board of the Alabama Department of Education met Thursday to discuss how they will handle new legislation, most notably the education budget and the Alabama Accountability Act. The legislature voted to override the governor’s executive amendment to delay implementation of the tax credits and scholarship portion of … Continued
May 28, 2013

Alabama Department of Education responds to Education Budget

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama State Department of Education met today for a work session, which included updates from the legislative session- primarily the education budget and the Alabama Accountability Act. State Superintendent Tommy Bice discussed the ways in which the budget passed through the legislature and signed by the governor differed … Continued
May 24, 2013

Governor Bentley attempts to gain support for executive amendments

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Governor Bentley is working to get the Republican leadership to support his executive amendment to HB658, which would delay implementation of the Alabama Accountability Act until 2015. Wednesday, the governor announced his plans, citing fiscal responsibility and the need to allow failing schools time to improve as reasons why … Continued
May 19, 2013

Governor wants to delay Accountability Act

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Governor Bentley announced Wednesday that he plans to introduce an executive amendment to HB658 that would postpone the tax credits from the Alabama Accountability Act. This bill contains proposed changes to the Alabama Accountability Act, legislation intended to provide greater flexibility to public schools. If his amendment passes, the … Continued
May 16, 2013

Republicans in Montgomery Take One Last Jab at Public Education

By House Minority Leader Craig Ford For the past three years, the Alabama legislature under the leadership of the Republican Supermajority has waged a war on public education in Alabama. It started with cutting educators’ take-home pay. Next, the Republicans “dropped the DROP program” (though they waited until they could get their payout from it … Continued
May 14, 2013

House, Senate Votes to Remove AEA Executive Secretary From Teachers Retirement Board

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a substitute version of Senate Bill 303 that removed the Alabama Education Association (AEA) Executive Secretary from being an ex officio member of the Teachers Retirement Board. The original Senate Bill 303 was sponsored by Senator Gerald Allen (R) from Tuscaloosa. … Continued
May 10, 2013

Senator Bedford pushes for teacher pay raise on National Teacher Appreciation Day

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Senator Roger Bedford (D-Russellville) proposed an amendment to the Education Trust Fund budget to give teachers a five percent pay raise. The amendment was tabled with a vote of 20-12. Bedford’s amendment increased the pay raise for all K-12 employees from two percent to five percent. The amendment also … Continued
May 8, 2013

Drake Says that More Teacher Pay Raises Planned for Next Year

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday night the Alabama House of Representatives approved a fiscal year 2014 Education budget that included a 2% across the board pay increase for Alabama Education employees.  This pay increase is the first that Alabama education employees have received since fiscal year 2008, before the Great Recession struck … Continued
April 12, 2013

Education Employees to Rally in Montgomery Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, public education employees will be holding a rally in Montgomery. The event is being held as part of public education employee week and is supported by the Alabama Education Association (AEA).  Public education employees from around the state will gather on the steps of the state Capitol … Continued
April 9, 2013

House Replaces Governor’s Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday the Ways and Means Education Committee of the Alabama House of Representatives met to discuss the 2013/2014 Education Budget.  Chairman Jay Love (R) from Prattville introduced a substitute budget, House Bill 166, to replace the budget submitted to the legislature by Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R). The … Continued
April 3, 2013