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Democracy Under Attack

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  Slowly but surely our legislative leadership is nibbling away at the very foundation of how Alabama government has worked for nearly 200 years. Like this great country itself, Alabama is a democracy. By definition democracy is “a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people … Continued
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May 20, 2015

Committee Rejects Plan to Raid Rolling Reserve

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 13, the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee voted against a controversial plan to raid the rolling reserve fund to prop up the State’s troubled General Fund Budget. Alabama inexplicably has two budgets with different revenues earmarked for each. The Education Trust Fund (ETF) supports Alabama’s Colleges, … Continued
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May 14, 2015
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Education Money Runs Out before Need

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  Debbie Deavours has spent 33 years in the Fayette County school system, the last eight as principal at Berry Elementary in the little town of Berry with its 1,250 people.  Debbie has 300 students in pre-K-6.  Some 65 percent of whom get free and reduced lunches. And as is often … Continued
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May 14, 2015
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Actions Speak Louder Than Words

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee  It was just a little snippet of news.  Just a few hundred words.  And while few Alabamians  probably saw it, it should have made headlines on the front page of every state newspaper and been the lead story on every TV news cast. Because it was another glaring example of … Continued
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April 30, 2015

More Money for Private School Students Suggested

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Under revisions to the Alabama Accountability Act, some private school students will be given a bigger share of the State’s education money. Under current law, the tax credit is equal to the lesser of (1) 80 percent of the average State cost of educating a public K-12 student in … Continued
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April 20, 2015
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Making Sausage with the Alabama Accountability Act

EDUCATION MATTERS By Larry Lee We have all been told that one should never watch either legislation or sausage being made. Having grown up long ago on a south Alabama farm, I took part in more than a few “hog killins” and know all about making sausage. I’ve also witnessed legislation being birthed in more … Continued
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April 16, 2015

House and Senate Have Busy Committee Schedules

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, April 15, is promising to be another busy day of committee meetings in the Alabama Legislature. The House Education Policy Committee will hold a Public Hearing on SB191.  SB191 would establish a new Board to oversee Postsecondary Education.  The bill would transfer responsibility over two-year institutions of higher … Continued
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April 15, 2015

Lots of Hot Button Issues in Committees Today

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A lot of red meat political issues are appearing in committees in the State legislature on Wednesday, April 8. The legislature is going to be considering a number of issues including: loaded guns in automobiles without concealed carry permits, the repeal of common core, offering off campus religion classes … Continued
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April 8, 2015
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Campaign Financial Disclosures Predict Charter School Bill Passage

  Education Matters By Larry Lee Even an amateur swami with a cloudy crystal ball could have told us how the recent vote to approve charter schools in Alabama would play out.  In fact, he didn’t even have to look at his ball, they could have looked at 2014 campaign financial disclosures instead. There they … Continued
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April 6, 2015

General Fund Budget Options

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, March 31, our sources are reporting that a Republican Alabama general fund budget will be introduced on Wednesday, April 1, that balances the State’s by cutting spending without any revenue increases. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) has been promoting his own general fund budget that contains $541 million … Continued
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April 1, 2015