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Alabama to get 107 new First Class Pre-K Classrooms

Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education announced that the state’s First Class Pre-K program will add another 107 classrooms to 33 counties this fall. The new classrooms will expand access to Alabama’s high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten program to 18,864 children in the 2018-2019 school year, with more than 1,040 classrooms in … Continued
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May 1, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate in Birmingham

Tuesday, the Democratic candidates for governor of Alabama all attended a debate hosted by Reckon, an al.com vehicle, at Birmingham’s historic Lyric Theatre. Alabama Media Group columnist Roy Johnson was the moderator. ABC 33/40 TV’s political journalist Lauren Walsh, the Alabama Media Group’s Kyle Whitmire, and Alabama Media Group’s Cameron Smith were the panel. Sue … Continued
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April 25, 2018
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How we can make our schools safer

Education is the most important service our government provides, and one of the top issues impacting education is school safety. Unfortunately, it seems like every conversation about school safety always turns into a debate about guns, and nothing ever gets done. But there are a lot of things we can – and should – be … Continued
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April 12, 2018
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Kay Ivey: One year in, serving Alabama

April 10, 2018, marks one year since I unexpectedly became governor. With only three hours’ notice I was called on to lead.  The tasks at hand were plentiful.  We had to restore integrity to state government. Relationships with legislators and community leaders across the state had to be repaired. Priorities needed to be reexamined and … Continued
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April 11, 2018

Ivey signs Education Budget, legislation creating Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was in Huntsville on Monday to sign into law SB212 and HB175. SB212 was sponsored by State Senator Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and State Representative Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville. It creates the Alabama School of Cyber Technology and Engineering in Huntsville. Ivey also signed HB175, the state’s Education Budget. The Education Budget was … Continued
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April 3, 2018

GOP chairwoman Lathan applauds Alabama Republican Caucus for legislative accomplishments

Alabama Republican Party Chairman Terry Lathan on Friday praised the Alabama Republican Caucus’ results during the 2018 Legislative session. “We are proud that our Alabama Republican legislators worked so well together this session to pass legislation that will greatly benefit our state,” Lathan said. “We are thankful for Governor Ivey’s leadership in partnering with our … Continued
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April 2, 2018

Roby says DeVos testified Education Department won’t coerce schools to use Common Core

Congresswoman Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, wrote in an email to constituents that U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently testified that the Department is no longer using coercion to force states to implement the troubled Common Core education standards. “Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently testified before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee, on … Continued
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March 27, 2018