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Alabama leaders’ plan to reopen schools really isn’t a plan at all

There is no plan to reopen Alabama’s public schools.  That much was clear after state superintendent Eric Mackey’s hour-long press conference on Friday — the one in which he presented the state’s plan to reopen schools.  It was, to put it kindly, underwhelming. To put it not so kindly: It was the State Department of … Continued
June 29, 2020

Committee approves bill to repeal Alabama’s Common Core standards

Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh introduced a bill, SB119, into legislative committee on Wednesday that would indefinitely repeal Common Core standards and all of its practices in Alabama public schools. Common Core, also known by its state version, Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards, has been a point of controversy among legislators and educators since … Continued
March 21, 2019

Storm Clouds Gather Over State School Board

By Larry Lee Education Matters Most educators agree that the recent process the state school board went through to replace state superintendent Tommy Bice was more like an episode of the Keystone Kops than anything else. During my career I had five jobs where I reported to a board of directors. Thank goodness they all … Continued
October 7, 2016

Fact Checking an Opinion

Education Matters By Larry Lee My friend Joe Morton spent 42 years working in Alabama public schools, the last seven as State Superintendent.  Today he is Chairman and President of the Business Education Alliance, an affiliate of the Business Council of Alabama. Because of this background I did a double take when I saw a recent opinion … Continued
December 29, 2015