Governor faces decision on Alabama Literacy Act
"Children are not widgets spit out by some machine with the same specifications."
Rep. Terri Collins
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See recent postsTerri Collins’ charter bill fails again
"This time, she could not muster enough support to even bring the bill to the house for a full vote."
Sentance keeping final report of smear campaign investigation locked up
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter A final report on the scandal surrounding a smear campaign launched to torpedo the candidacy of Dr. Craig Pouncey, for State Superintendent of the Department of Education is hidden away in the office of the man who ultimately landed the job. Superintendent Michael Sentance is holding the results of … Continued
Charter Schools Bill defeated in the House
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 4, 2017, a bipartisan majority of the Alabama House of Representatives rejected changes to the State’s Charter Schools bill in House Bill 245. HB245 was sponsored by State Representative Terri Collins (R-Decatur) who chairs the House Education Policy Committee. The bill was passed out of the Education … Continued
House passes Civics Test Bill
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Legal residents seeking US citizenship have to pass a test in order to become citizens. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to require that Alabama students pass a similar test in order to become Alabama High School graduates. Senate Bill 32 by … Continued
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See recent postsAlabama Legislature Recap Week 9: All questions, no answers
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Question: What happened in the Alabama Legislature this past week? Lawmakers wasted time and money, like always. Lawmakers passed embarrassing, illegal legislation. Lawmakers got into entertaining arguments. All of the above. It’s always “All of the above.” Let’s recap this nonsense. Civically speaking One of the most entertaining debates … Continued
Electronic Notification Bill Passes House
By Brandon Moseley Thursday, February 23, 2017 the Alabama House of Representatives passed House Bill 89. HB89 required that all the school systems in the state develop and implement the electronic notification system. HB89 was sponsored by state Representative Alan Baker (R from Brewton). Baker said that HB89 was a recommendation of the school safety … Continued
Left off Trump plan, the State is close to “infrastructure crisis”
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter AUBURN—House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, speaking at a forum in Auburn on Thursday, warned that the State could be close to an infrastructure “crisis” if it doesn’t reform funding mechanisms. “It is a major, major issue that is so vital to the growth of this State,” McCutcheon said, speaking to … Continued
Bentley fires back at SACS, calls request “Politically motivated”
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley believes a request from an accrediting agency to remove him the boards of all State colleges and universities is politically motivated, but the agency that made the request said it’s simply a matter of aligning the governance structure of Alabama’s universities with other states. Belle Wheelan, … Continued
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See recent postsDid The Tea Party Get Beat At Their Own Game?
Education Matters By Larry Lee My friends involved with Tea Party politics in Alabama decidedly favored either Michael Sentance of Massachusetts or Bill Evers of California as the next school superintendent. The reason? They said both were against Common Core standards. Sentance was selected. On Aug. 10 board member Matt Brown sent an email across … Continued