Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
Alabama saw real gains in fourth grade math scores, and moved up the rankings in reading as well by maintaining reading levels while other states saw declines.
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Summer program students gained critical reading and math skills in 2023
On average, SAIL students gained 3.1 months in math and 1.9 months in reading.
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PARCA: Standardized test scores show improvements
While test scores are improving, the study highlights that there is still "a long way to go."
Governor Kay Ivey signs Alabama Numeracy Act
The legislation aims to boost math education via education task forces, hiring hundreds of new math teachers, and the elimination of Common Core standards.
Alabama House passes Numeracy Act over Common Core objections
House sponsor Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, said the math standards implemented through Common Core help students get to the "hows and whys" of math.
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See recent postsAlabama is last in math. The Numeracy Act will change that
The Alabama Numeracy Act creates a comprehensive statewide plan to improve math achievement.
House carries over charter school funding bill
The bill to allow some local school tax dollars to follow children to a public charter school was carried over.
Conservatives urge Legislature to pass Common Core repeal
HB440 would repeal Common Core and restore pre-Common Core educational standards in Alabama public schools.
Governor meets with VIP fourth grader
The discussion was described as "wide-ranging and productive." The governor and McGriff covered everything from school to their love of dogs.
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See recent postsIt’s make or break time: The math behind social distancing
John Atkinson is the public relations and marketing director at East Alabama Medical Center. On March 31, EAMC’s Chief of Staff Michael Roberts, M.D. used the Penn Medicine CHIME tool to look at where East Alabama Medical Center—and its collective communities—stand regarding the COVID-19 coronavirus and social distancing. After sharing the resulting data with his … Continued