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Catholic schools say they’re harmed by decline in scholarship granting organizations

In 2019, not enough Alabamians specified that their income tax be allotted to the Scholarship Granting Organizations that help Alabama students assigned by the state to Alabama’s poorest-performing schools. That shortfall has adversely affected thousands of Alabama children, who may lose their scholarship funding, proponents say. Nowhere has that been felt more than in Alabama’s … Continued
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March 6, 2020

Vote on future of Alabama Board of Education is today

Today, Alabama voters go to the polls to decide who they support in either the Alabama Republican or Democratic primaries. Many voters stay home during the primary races; but vote in the general elections. Some do this because they view themselves as independents or third party supporters. Most do it because they trust the Republican … Continued
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March 3, 2020

Top ten Alabama political stories of the decade: Part 2

Part 2 of 2 Alabama’s love affair with Donald Trump. In June 2015, New York billionaire and reality TV star Donald J. Trump, announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. Trump was just one of seventeen major candidates in the Republican field. Alabama has not supported a … Continued
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December 31, 2019

Jones, Romney, and Casey introduce bipartisan Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act

Monday, U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Alabama), Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and Bob Casey (D-Pennsylvania), introduced the bipartisan Creating Early Childhood Leaders Act, which would ensure school leaders are able to effectively support early education teachers and provide children with high-quality early learning programs. “Alabama has a nationally recognized pre-k program that is hailed for its high … Continued
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November 7, 2019

Alabama schools finish dead last in math

Wednesday, the latest National Assessment of Education Performance math scores were released and once again the Alabama scores were among the worst in the entire country. In Math, Alabama public schools finished dead last in the entire country. Alabama public school students scored lower in math than all of the other 49 states, the District … Continued
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November 6, 2019
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Montgomery’s first charter school is failing because the laws weren’t followed

Charter schools are not all bad.  Let’s get that out of the way right at the top. There are charter schools out there that do a wonderful job educating children and filling a need that isn’t being met by the local public school system.  That was sort of the goal of charter schools when they … Continued
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October 4, 2019

Roby: 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled last year

U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, said Monday in an email to constituents that in “2018, nearly 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled, largely because STEM education is not readily available for many students.” STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math. STEM is the fastest growing sector of the job market; but according to the … Continued
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September 24, 2019

Ivey announces “Take the Lead, Alabama” Initiative

Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced her “Take the Lead, Alabama” initiative at a press conference. Alongside legislators, the governor expressed her steadfast commitment to education reform in the state of Alabama. “Since taking office, I’ve made improving education a top priority,” Gov. Ivey said. “As a former teacher, I recognize that strong leadership and … Continued
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June 11, 2019

House passes bill forcing parents to send children to kindergarten

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation requiring that all parents enroll their children in kindergarten. House Bill 423 is sponsored by State Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee. Warren said that under current law kindergarten is not required. This law would make it mandatory. According to the synopsis, HB423 amends the, “Code of Alabama 1975, … Continued
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May 28, 2019