K-12

Education

House committee advances Ten Commandments display bill

The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in some school classrooms.

March 19, 2026

Doctor, medical and insurance with a child in a clinic for his vaccination.

Bill reintroduced to ease religious exemptions in Alabama schools

The bill would allow written declarations for vaccine religious exemptions in Alabama schools and colleges.

August 14, 2025

K-12 schools to receive $179 million in Capital Improvement Grant funding

The program, which was created by the Legislature this year, allowed public schools to apply for one-time funding for needed capital projects.

November 20, 2023

Program seeks more Alabama K-12, private schools for COVID-19 testing

Testing will be critical to help prevent outbreaks in schools and surrounding communities, according to the program's principle investigator.

August 16, 2021

Pandemic EBT distribution starts this week for families with eligible school-age children

The cards may take several weeks to arrive due to the volume of eligible children and shipping time frames.

June 9, 2021

Workforce development is giving Alabama a competitive edge

"These efforts to improve and coordinate our education and workforce training programs have received national acclaim."

April 20, 2021

Alabama school internet vouchers extended into 2021

The Alabama Broadband Connectivity for Students program will continue into 2021, made possible by a provision in the latest COVID-19 relief package.

December 29, 2020

Governor announces more than $298 million for K-12, college projects

$298 million has been awarded to 20 Public School and College Authority projects statewide.

November 20, 2020

Pringle files bill requiring public school athletes to compete as birth gender

Thursday, Congressional Candidate State Representative Chris Pringle, R-Mobile, filed legislation that would require public K-12 school students use their biological gender, as it appears on their birth certificate, to determine the sporting events in which they may participate. The bill would also ban teams from using public facilities if children are competing in single-gender sporting … Continued

January 15, 2020

Weekly 2019 Legislative Session report

The Alabama Legislature met for Day 14 of its annual Regular Session on Tuesday, April 30. Thirty-one committee meetings were held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses met on Thursday, May 2 for Day 15. 943 bills have been introduced to date. The Legislature will return to Montgomery on Tuesday, May 7 for … Continued

May 6, 2019