There’s a solution for Alabama’s education budget shortfalls
As Alabama lawmakers pretend to worry about education funding, it's weird that they keep forgetting about the billion tax dollars they could be generating.
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Conflicts over race, LGBTQ+ rights cost schools billions annually
Superintendents cited increased expenses for security, legal fees, and public relations as part of their efforts to handle community outrage.
Alabama schools beset by threats as students return
Foley is just one of numerous incidents that have taken place at schools across the state in recent weeks.
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Mobile DA announces decrease in truancy, chronic absentee rates in Mobile County schools
District Attorney Keith Blackwood launched the Helping Families Initiative, designed to address chronic school truancy.
August 8, 2024
Miles College celebrates 10-year business accreditation reaffirmation
The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs Board of Commissioners has granted a 10-year reaffirmation.
May 23, 2024
Alabama school district faces controversy over alleged religious assembly
Parents reported that a seminar turned into a Christian proselytizing session.
May 21, 2024
Lawmakers pass $9.3 billion education budget
The budget includes a pay raise for teachers as well as an increased starting salary to make the state more competitive in recruiting educators.
House votes to extend prohibition of LGBTQ subjects in classroom through eighth grade
The bill also bans teachers and education employees from displaying pride flags or other LGBTQ+ symbols on school grounds.
Alabama leads nation in preschool quality, behind in enrollment
The state is one of only five in the country to meet 10 of 10 benchmarks by the National Institute for Early Education Research.