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Leadership Elected For ALSDE Executive Board

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama Department of Education Executive Board elected a new Vice President Pro Tem at their monthly Executive Board meeting on Tuesday. Dr. Charles Elliot (R-Decatur) was elected Vice President Pro Tem, while Ella Bell (D-Montgomery) was reelected as President Pro Tem. Elliot will replace Stephanie Bell (R-Montgomery). Mary … Continued
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July 10, 2013

Agenda Released For ALSDE Meetings

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama State Department of Education Executive Board will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Gordon Persons Building. The Executive Board’s work session will immediately follow the board meeting. The first item on the agenda for the Executive Board meeting will be the election of the Vice President and … Continued
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July 9, 2013

Hunter Announces that Feds Approve Plan 2020

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter North Alabama School Board Member Mary Scott Hunter announced in a written email to constituents that Alabama has received a waiver from the federal government from the onerous demands of the “No Child Left Behind” Act. State school board member Hunter said, “Last week, the US Department of Education … Continued
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July 1, 2013
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Education Matters By Larry Lee Sometimes you come across courage in the darnest places.  I certainly did not expect to find it on a recent June afternoon in a sparse and ancient mobile home down a dirt road in southwest Alabama. It’s my great pleasure to chair the state advisory board for HIPPY (Home Instruction … Continued
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July 1, 2013

Failing schools list released, Department of Revenue weighs in

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter Failing Schools as Defined by the AAA2013 Schools in the Lowest 6 % of Schools at Least 3 of the Past 6 Years MONTGOMERY— The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) releases long-awaited list of schools who are classified as “failing” under the Alabama Accountability Act. The list was … Continued
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June 19, 2013

State Leaders Support Roby’s Defending State Authority Over Education Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery has introduced legislation which would prevent federal agencies from incentivizing states to adopt federal education standards such as the controversial Common-Core standards. Roby introduced the ‘Defending State Authority Over Education Act’ on May 13. Her legislation would neither overturn nor repeal any … Continued
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June 4, 2013

State Board of Education discusses list of failing schools

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Executive Board of the Alabama Department of Education met Thursday to discuss how they will handle new legislation, most notably the education budget and the Alabama Accountability Act. The legislature voted to override the governor’s executive amendment to delay implementation of the tax credits and scholarship portion of … Continued
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May 28, 2013
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Education Matters By Larry Lee “Dad, why is it always 1963 in Alabama?” That question has haunted me since my son asked it weeks ago.  So I went in search of an answer.  But first I re-visited 1963.  What a year it was. A year that stamped Alabama into the psyche of the rest of … Continued
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May 28, 2013

Response to Education Reform

Dear Editor, While we understand the desire to help students escape bad schools, we hope state leaders understand there may be unintended consequences to tax credits in the recent accountability act. When kids leave borderline schools, those schools will be left worse off. Due to the inability of the education bureaucracy in Montgomery to embrace change, … Continued
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May 28, 2013

Alabama Department of Education responds to Education Budget

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama State Department of Education met today for a work session, which included updates from the legislative session- primarily the education budget and the Alabama Accountability Act. State Superintendent Tommy Bice discussed the ways in which the budget passed through the legislature and signed by the governor differed … Continued
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May 24, 2013