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Perspective | The Top Ten Alabama Politics Stories of 2017

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter 1. The … Democrat from Alabama?: The reddest of the red states turned purple on Dec. 12. Democrat Doug Jones pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in recent political history, beating Republican Roy Moore and taking over Jeff Sessions’ vacated U.S. Senate seat. Yeah, sure, Moore was … Continued
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December 29, 2017

Still waiting on answers in ALSDE probes

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Three attorneys for the state’s department of education along with a board member have serious charges pending before the Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Commission over a scheme to deny Dr. Craig Pouncey the superintendent’s  job and yet there has been no response from the bar. Bar complaints against Alabama … Continued
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November 8, 2017

Montgomery wants state to pay for uncertified hires

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Who’s picking up the tab? That question is being asked a lot in the Montgomery Public Schools system these days, as the district searches for cash to fill a budget deficit and attempts to dig out from a disastrous state takeover. One way that Montgomery officials hoped to trim … Continued
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October 27, 2017

Pike Road still hasn’t repaid Montgomery Public Schools

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Pike Road school system obviously believes strongly in finders keepers. Nearly a year after the system was notified by the Alabama State Department of Education that it was mistakenly sent more than $1.4 million that should have gone to Montgomery Public Schools, Pike Road still hasn’t repaid the … Continued
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October 24, 2017
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Thank God And Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 4

By Larry Lee Education Matters The Alabama Education Association has now filed suit against Sentance and Reggie Eggleston, who is in charge of the Montgomery takeover, contending that the state cannot deny the elected school board the right to hire a superintendent. Under Sentance and his “leadership team,” the work environment at the state department … Continued
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October 10, 2017
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Thank God And Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 3

By Larry Lee Education Matters Why all the shenanigans? There is little unity of purpose among board members and certainly was no consensus going into the selection process as to what the state’s top education priorities were and what kind of person and experience were needed to get us to that point. Of the six … Continued
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October 9, 2017
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Thank God And Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 2

By Larry Lee Education Matters Things really got funky at the state board meeting on July 12. Each board member got an envelope with an unsigned “complaint” to the state Ethics Commission alleging that Pouncey plagiarized his 2009 doctoral dissertation for Samford University, as well as getting excessive help from department employees. The Ethics Commission … Continued
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October 6, 2017
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Analysis: Montgomery intervention failing despite local support

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter There is a misconception with the state takeover of Montgomery Public Schools. Everyone seems to think that MPS officials don’t want it. That’s untrue. Board members made it clear this week that even those who are currently actively engaged in an ongoing AEA lawsuit against the intervention are open … Continued
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September 17, 2017

Sentance out, Richardson in as superintendent

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Out with the new, in with the old at the Alabama State Department of Education. State school board members on Thursday accepted the resignation of Michael Sentance, ending a tumultuous one-year tenure, and selected former superintendent Ed Richardson to take over on an interim basis. “I’m very excited that … Continued
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September 15, 2017