early childhood

Governor Kay Ivey and Secretary of Early Childhood Education Jeana Ross on Tuesday announced Born Ready, a statewide movement focused on raising awareness among Alabama parents of the importance of early brain development and quality early childhood learning experiences. Innovative research at the heart of the Born Ready movement found that 95 percent of every … Continued

Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) provided an update on her efforts at improving the state’s workforce development. The Governor promises that through her ‘Strong Start, Strong Finish’ initiative, she is making improving Alabama’s education system a top priority for the state. The initiative, announced in July 2017, focuses on three stages of education: 1) … Continued

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced on Tuesday that 41 new classrooms will be funded through the Pre-K through 3rd Grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning. “Alabama children have reaped the benefits of our nationally recognized First Class Pre-K program, and our P-3 program works to build upon … Continued

By Brandon Moseley  Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded a $1.5 million grant to help expand the state’s Pre-K through Third Grade Integrated Approach to Early Learning program. “I’m thrilled to announce the W.K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education a … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 31, 2017, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Selma, sent an email to constituents where she praised the Head Start program and lamented proposed cuts to the program for impoverished children, including the closing of some Head Start Centers in rural Alabama. Congresswoman Terri Sewell wrote, “You might know … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Selecting the next State Superintendent of the Department of Education is playing out with Machiavellian intrigue, as an ethics complaint filed against Dr. Craig Pouncey, a candidate for superintendent, emerged to cloud the proceedings. Allegations made anonymously include falsifying authorship of his Doctoral Dissertation and a wide-range of conspiracies. … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, May 17, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced 155 new First Class Pre-K grants for the upcoming school year. This will bring the total number of high-quality, voluntary classrooms to more than 800 statewide. The new grants mean that more than 2,700 additional Alabama four-year-olds will be able … Continued