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Alabama Republican Executive Committee votes to oppose abolishing elected school board

Saturday, the Alabama Republican Executive Committee voted in favor of a resolution opposing a state constitutional amendment Constitutional amendment 284, if ratified by the voters, would replace the elected school board with a school commission appointed by the Governor. The amendment also repeals the highly unpopular Common Core standards, but requires that the Board replace … Continued
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August 26, 2019

Hindu statesman objects to Alabama’s yoga ban in schools

A noted Hindu statesman released a statement Monday continuing his objection to the continued “prohibition” of yoga in Alabama’s public schools. Hindu Statesman Rajan Zed said the prohibition of yoga was doing a “disservice” to the school children of Alabama and urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey and Alabama State … Continued
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August 13, 2019

Speaker McCutcheon: There aren’t the votes to pass the lottery

Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, spoke to reporters about the prospects of reconsidering controversial lottery legislation. “There are not the votes,” McCutcheon told reporters. “It would be a waste of money and time to bring back the lottery.” This was in response to Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh’s, R-Anniston, comment that … Continued
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May 24, 2019

North Carolina Will Rewrite Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, July 22, responding to a rising wave of opposition to the controversial new Common Core, Republican North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory (R) signed legislation that includes the review and revision of the State’s reading and math curriculum in K-12 schools. The law directs the North Carolina Board … Continued
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July 23, 2014

Common Core Increasingly Unpopular with Parents

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A new Rasmussen Poll shows that support for Common Core among Americans with school-age children has dropped dramatically, as more and more states get further along in their implementation of the highly controversial new education standards, being promoted by President Barack Hussein Obama’s Department of Education. According to the … Continued
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July 1, 2014

Marsh Agrees to Amend Education Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, March 5, the Alabama Senate Taxation and Finance Education Committee heard a public hearing on a bill abolishing the Last In First out (LIFO) concept many school systems in the State use during a Reduction In Force (RIF). The bill, SB 353, is sponsored by Senator Pro … Continued
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March 7, 2014

Bentley Signs Education Reform Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) signed the Alabama Accountability Act of 2013, which gives children who are trapped in the state of Alabama’s worst public schools some options to seek an education elsewhere.  The bill also provides all Alabama school boards the opportunity to seek some flexibility … Continued
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March 15, 2013