education

Every school should have a mental health counselor

In her State of the State Address, Gov. Ivey said that mental health would be a priority for both education and our prison system. Then she set a goal of having a mental health counselor in every school system. While I applaud the governor for recognizing the challenges our schools are facing when it comes … Continued

Craig Ford

February 21, 2020

Opinion

How Alabama’s government stays broken

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist — or even any kind of scientist — to figure out that Alabama’s state government is broken. I mean, really, just look around. At the poverty, the poor education, the racism, the arrested public officials, the in-your-face public corruption and the complete disregard for the welfare of the majority … Continued

Josh Moon

February 19, 2020

Jones introduces bill to promote workforce development for in-demand industries

Yesterday, Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, introduced legislation to promote education and training for Alabama workers in high-demand industries. The bill, named the Working On Rewarding and Keeping Employees Resilient (WORKER) Act, is aimed at ensuring employees have access to and are prepared for well-paid, skilled jobs in Alabama and … Continued

Jessa Reid Bolling

January 29, 2020

Report: Better collaboration, alignment needed to meet state workforce needs

A new report warns that a gap is widening between Alabama’s workforce development system and expected workforce needs. It calls for increased collaboration and alignment between business, education, and career and technical training programs to better define what skills and credentials a highly skilled worker in Alabama needs. The Business Education Alliance of Alabama included … Continued

January 29, 2020

Opinion

An optimist, or just naïve?

Give U.S. Sen. Doug Jones credit. He isn’t pandering for Alabama votes, and that’s just another reason to respect this public servant. I was stunned, but then not stunned, to see that Jones, a Democrat from Birmingham, is only polling at 41 percent approval. Alabama is, after all, solidly for Donald Trump, a now-impeached president. … Continued

Joey Kennedy

January 23, 2020

Doug Jones votes to advance USMCA to full Senate vote

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, voted to advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. The historic renegotiation and replacement of NAFTA is expected to go to the full Senate for a vote this week. “I have consistently supported the idea of a new strategic trade … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 16, 2020

Legislature expects $500 million more for education in 2021

Saturday, State Senator James “Jabo” Waggoner Jr., R-Vestavia Hills, told the Mid Alabama Republican Club (MARC) that the Education Trust Fund (ETF) will be $500 million greater in the 2021 budget than in the 2020. “Revenue in the education budget is up over $500 million because the economy is booming,” Waggoner said. We are looking … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 13, 2020

Prisons are one of the top issues to watch in 2020

A new decade has begun and the Legislature returns to Montgomery in just 29 days. As the Alabama Legislature begins a new session there are many issues that will confront the state politically in the upcoming year. Nothing is more serious than the issues facing the state and its much maligned prison system. Governor Kay … Continued

Brandon Moseley

January 6, 2020

Tuberville: Trump was sent by God

Monday, Senate candidate former Auburn head football Coach Tommy Tuberville told the Alabama Farmer’s Federation at their annual meeting in Montgomery that he believes that Trump was sent by God. “I believe today that God sent Donald Trump to us,” Coach Tuberville said. “He is the only thing standing between us and socialism.” “I am … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 10, 2019