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Bentley Tells Bice To Postpone State Crackdown on Private and Home Schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week Alabama State Superintendent of Education Tommy Bice announced that the state was imposing new rules on Alabama’s many private and church schools, reportedly including a $300 per school licensing fee that even religiously affiliated schools were ordered to pay to the state. Angry Churches and private school … Continued
July 31, 2013

Leadership Elected For ALSDE Executive Board

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama Department of Education Executive Board elected a new Vice President Pro Tem at their monthly Executive Board meeting on Tuesday. Dr. Charles Elliot (R-Decatur) was elected Vice President Pro Tem, while Ella Bell (D-Montgomery) was reelected as President Pro Tem. Elliot will replace Stephanie Bell (R-Montgomery). Mary … Continued
July 10, 2013

Department of Education Stonewalling on School Data Leads to Lawsuit

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Once again the specter of HB56, Alabama’s now, powerless immigration law is an issue for a new lawsuit. This time it is “simpler and shorter than to other efforts we have had to deal with on the immigration issue in Alabama,” says Sam Brooke, staff attorney for the Southern … Continued
October 11, 2012