public education

Why does Rep. Ernie Yarbrough hold such contempt for public education?

The column argued Yarbrough’s relentless attacks on schools and teachers looked less like policy differences and more like a personal crusade.

May 11, 2026

Education Trust Fund revenues dropped by nearly $66 million in December as Alabama faced a $380 million shortfall in teacher health insurance.

January 12, 2026

The McCalla native, law student, and mother of three launched a grassroots campaign focused on education, healthcare, and working families

July 28, 2025

The CHOOSE Act is giving kids in wealthy families great opportunities. Maybe they just deserve it more than your kids.

July 3, 2025

APLS chair John Wahl praised the decision as checking a "socialist agenda ... that wants to reshape American values."

June 30, 2025

If Trump is successful, the department’s elimination will strip back billions of dollars in federal spending.

March 27, 2025

Alabama will continue exploring education funding reform to address inequities, with a focus on student needs.

December 27, 2024

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

Quality public education is fundamental to our culture, to our communities, and to our future.

August 17, 2023

Real school choice is an excellent idea. But what's being pushed by the right isn't school choice, it's segregation.

January 25, 2023