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Sentance’s resignation: There’s one person to blame

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The relatively short state education nightmare is over. Michael Sentance resigned on Wednesday, bowing out a day before he was sure to be fired by a state Board of Education long tired of dealing with him. The end of Sentance’s tenure was, ironically, the one thing he managed to … Continued
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September 14, 2017
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Great teachers make great students

By Sen. Cam Ward Alabama State Senate Over the past few years, I have made it a point to visit elementary and high school classrooms across Senate District 14. The passion of the teachers I meet never fails to inspire me. For many teachers, education is both a career and a calling to shape the … Continued
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September 14, 2017

Experts weigh-in on lottery

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Soon after taking office, Gov. Kay Ivey disbanded the Alabama Gaming Task Force along with other commissions authorized by former Gov. Robert Bentley. Ivey’s administration saw the gaming committee as another way to toss a thorny issue on an ever-growing trash heap of legislative avoidance. According to several members … Continued
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September 13, 2017
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Alabama’s education circus never stops

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State Department of Education circus keeps chugging along. As department staff and superintendent Michael Sentance gear up for an all-important board meeting next week – yet another meeting that could bring an end to Sentance’s tenure – ALSDE has been dealing with fires on a number of … Continued
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September 7, 2017

Sewell opposes cuts to Head Start

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
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September 1, 2017
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Sentance is having money problems

Larry Lee Education Matters News that the State Department of Education’s projected operating budget for next year presently has a deficit of $8,028,074 fell on board members like an anvil last week. Andy Craig is the chief money man for the Department.  He revealed that at the moment, the projected budget has receipts of $30,100,000–but … Continued
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August 29, 2017
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Sentance survives ― again

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Michael Sentance has survived another Alabama Board of Education meeting. For at least the third time in his 11-month tenure as the state superintendent of education, Sentance entered a board meeting on Thursday with his future in doubt. He walked away with his title intact after a conciliatory statement … Continued
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August 11, 2017
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It’s Judgment Day for State Superintendent Michael Sentance

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Will State Superintendent Michael Sentance stay or go? That question will be answered by the Alabama Board of Education on Thursday during a scheduled 10 am meeting. Two sources close to the board say the decision on Sentance’s termination is fluid and can go either way, but that a … Continued
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August 10, 2017
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Sentance & Saban

By Larry Lee Education Matters First there was Governor Robert Bentley telling a business group last September that hiring Mike Sentance as state school superintendent was “like hiring (Nick) Saban.” Of course, we now know Bentley was living in a fantasy world at that time and is the same guy who recently proclaimed himself to … Continued
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August 9, 2017