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Lawmakers request ALSDE give back $1.4 million to MPS after clerical error

By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter State Reps. John Knight, D-Montgomery, and Thad McClammy, D-Montgomery, called on the Alabama State Department of Education to return $1.4 million that was mistakenly sent to another school district in a letter and press conference on Thursday. Their complaint stems from a clerical error by the Alabama State Department … Continued
February 9, 2018

Thank God and Greyhound — The Sentance Saga, Part 1

By Larry Lee Education Matters In 1970, country singer Roy Clark cranked out a little tune, Thank God and Greyhound. When I got the news on Sept. 13, that Alabama’s state school superintendent had resigned, this song came immediately to mind. And why not? Since he took office one year and one day from his … Continued
October 3, 2017
Alabama Superintendent Michael Sentance

Sentance’s resignation: There’s one person to blame

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The relatively short state education nightmare is over. Michael Sentance resigned on Wednesday, bowing out a day before he was sure to be fired by a state Board of Education long tired of dealing with him. The end of Sentance’s tenure was, ironically, the one thing he managed to … Continued
September 14, 2017

School leaders search for source of leak to APR

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A scramble took place Wednesday at the Alabama State Department of Education and at the central office of Montgomery’s Public Schools to find the sources of a story that appeared on the Alabama Political Reporter. Several sources told APR on Wednesday that state department employees were questioned about the … Continued
January 11, 2017

APR’s Top 5 Under-reported stories of 2016

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Over the past year, APR has broken a number of prominent, statewide stories. While many of those have been picked up by other news outlets – some of them lifted nearly verbatim from APR’s website without attribution – a few stories have gone almost unnoticed and with little follow-up … Continued
December 29, 2016