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Get Ready for Switch-A-Roo-Two

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—If you liked the Alabama Accountability Act then you are going to love “Switch-A-Roo-Two.” Working with former State Representative Jay Love in his new capacity of Finance Chairman of the Business Education Alliance (BEA), Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has prepared a bill that will create a special … Continued
December 23, 2013

Will Accountability Act be Big Financial Boom for Former Governor and Partner?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — What does a former Governor, an investment banker and a scholarship granting organization have in common? Together, they make a great combination for making money off of the Alabama Accountability Act. Under the rules of the Accountability Act, Scholarship Granting Organizations ( SGOs) are allowed to take … Continued
December 16, 2013

Accountability Act Still Under Fire, AL Supreme Court Weighs In

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Alabama Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Alabama Education Association challenging the Alabama Accountability Act. The AEA, which represents teachers across the state, began court proceedings against Alabama Republican Congressional leaders, including Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, earlier in the year, … Continued
September 27, 2013

House 74 Hopefuls Split on Accountability Act

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The candidates in the Alabama House District 74 special election to replace Jay Love (R) met for a forum hosted by Citizens’ Voice for Truth on Tuesday. The forum, attended by Republicans Courtney Meadows, Heather Sellers, and Dimitri Polizos, focused primarily on education in Montgomery County … Continued
September 18, 2013

AL House Minority Leader to Propose Plan for Improving Public Education

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY— State House of Representatives Minority Leader Craig Ford (D) will hold a press conference today on the topic of education in Alabama. Ford, who represents Etowah County, and is a lifelong native of Gadsden, has been an outspoken opponent of the Alabama Accountability Act since its passage last … Continued
September 12, 2013

AEA Sues to Block Alabama Accountability Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week the Alabama Education Association (AEA) announced that they were taking their fight against the Alabama Accountability Act to the Courts. AEA Executive Secretary Dr. Gregory Graves wrote in a prepared statement, “On Monday, August 26, 2013, a lawsuit was filed challenging the Alabama Accountability Act as unconstitutional … Continued
September 3, 2013

Which is the Problem: The Alabama Accountability Act or the “Misguided, Left-Wing Lawsuits?”

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a federal lawsuit to block the controversial Alabama Accountability Act (AAA). The SPLC, a civil rights organization, says the law discriminates against Alabama’s poor children and violates the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Why? Because it “…impermissibly creates two classes … Continued
August 23, 2013

SPLC Asks Federal Court to Block Alabama Accountability Act

Staff Report MONTGOMERY—An Alabama law that gives tax breaks to families transferring their children to successful schools discriminates against impoverished students in the state’s Black Belt region who are trapped in failing schools, according to a federal lawsuit filed today by the Southern Poverty Law Center. “For many students in the Black Belt, the promise … Continued
August 20, 2013

Hubbard PAC’s: Who’s Helping To Protect The Incumbents?

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In late June, Alabama Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard told Young Republicans gathered in Birmingham that he had raised $10 million to protect GOP incumbents in the 2014 primaries. Mandatory June campaign filings show that Hubbard doesn’t have even a fraction of this amount in his possession. In … Continued
July 8, 2013

Republican Supermajority Embracing Scott Walker and Anti-Education Agenda

By House Minority Leader Craig Ford If there was any doubt before as to whether the Alabama Republican Party and the Republicans in the Alabama Legislature are waging a war on public education, those doubts have been put to rest now. Last week, the Alabama Republican Party announced that Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker would be … Continued
June 4, 2013