Inside the Alabama Republican Executive Committee Summer Meeting
The Alabama Republican Executive Committee held its Summer Meeting in Cullman prior to the Trump rally.
Betty Peters
Conservatives urge voters to vote “no” on Amendment One
On February 4 conservative thought leaders from across the State of Alabama spoke in front of the Alabama Statehouse urging voters to vote No on Amendment One. Amendment one would strip Alabama voters of their ability to elect the state school board and replace the elected board with a commission appointed by the Governor. Former … Continued
More conservative elected officials endorse Moore
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, the Judge Roy Moore for U.S. Senate Campaign announced that twenty more elected officials from both rural and urban areas of the state of Alabama had endorsed Moore. The campaign said that the announcement is demonstrative of the widespread, local support accumulating for Moore as he heads into … Continued
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By Larry Lee Education Matters Ain’t no way 11 months ago I would ever write what I am now writing. That’s because I had just watched state school board member Stephanie Bell raise her hand on Aug. 11 as one of five votes to hire Mike Sentance as State Superintendent. I thought then–and still do—it was one … Continued
Conservatives Rally Against Data Collection Bills
By Brandon Moseley The legislature has returned for another session and some GOP legislators are once again pushing a longitudinal data collection scheme. Once again the primary opponents of this grand scheme are fellow Republicans. On Thursday, February 23 Alabama Eagle Forum led a conservative rally in opposition to the longitudinal data bills, House Bill … Continued
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See recent postsThe irony of righteous indignation
Education Matters By Larry Lee When State Superintendent of Education Mike Sentance told the State School Board Dec. 8, that the Office of Inspector General of the US Department of Education had determined that the State’s high school graduation rate was inaccurate, reaction was swift and true to form. Members of the Legislature who consistently … Continued
Hunter says that graduation rates were misstated
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, December 9, 2016, Alabama Superintendent of Education Michael Sentance reported to the Board of Education that the State of Alabama has been giving high school students diplomas that they did not really qualify for. Sentance had to admit that the State was deceiving the students and people of … Continued
Peters Defends Decision to Hire Sentance
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 8, 2016, the Alabama State School Board approved the contract of Michael Sentance of Massachusetts to be Alabama’s next State School Superintendent. The decision on August 8 to make Sentence, who has never actually been a school superintendent anywhere before, has been wildly controversial. On Friday, … Continued
The Evolving Story Surrounding Superintendent’s Hiring
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The selection of Michael Sentance as Superintendent of Education is an evolving story with no end in sight. Insiders believe Sentance is a useful stooge to give the powers that be an opening to abolish the elected Board of Education, fully implement common core and surrender the State’s education … Continued
Incoming State School Superintendent’s Law License Suspended
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In his 2009 application to become Kentucky’s State School Superintendent, Michael Sentance claimed to be a “Highly accomplished Educator with more than 27 years experience and success.” Sentance received admission to the Massachusetts Bar in 1979, however, according to data provided by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers of … Continued