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Once again, Del Marsh shows how little he knows about education

Bless his heart, Senate Majority Leader Del Marsh just can’t stop talking to reporters and proving that he is clueless about our public education system.  You can read his latest examples of just plain dumb statements in this article. As expected, Marsh tries to explain why he wants Alabama voters to give up their right … Continued
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November 1, 2019
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Del Marsh and his standard repeal farce

One of the definitions of “farce” is “an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding or situation.” I can think of no better example than the effort by Sen. Del Marsh to repeal the Alabama College & Career Ready standards. First, Marsh was a staunch supporter of these standards. In an article by the Business Council … Continued
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April 1, 2019

Committee approves bill to repeal Alabama’s Common Core standards

Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh introduced a bill, SB119, into legislative committee on Wednesday that would indefinitely repeal Common Core standards and all of its practices in Alabama public schools. Common Core, also known by its state version, Alabama College- and Career-Ready Standards, has been a point of controversy among legislators and educators since … Continued
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March 21, 2019

Nine stories to keep an eye on in 2019

9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic victory that sent a Democrat from Alabama to the U.S. Senate for the first time in a quarter century, but he’s up for re-election in 2020. With that election just around the corner, … Continued
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December 31, 2018
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AEA lawsuit could save charter schools

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Education Association filed a lawsuit Monday against the Alabama Charter School Commission members and interim state superintendent Ed Richardson. And you should be on the AEA’s side. It doesn’t matter if you hate the AEA. It doesn’t matter if you hate public education. It doesn’t matter if … Continued
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March 6, 2018

Peters Defends Decision to Hire Sentance

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, September 8, 2016, the Alabama State School Board approved the contract of Michael Sentance of Massachusetts to be Alabama’s next State School Superintendent. The decision on August 8 to make Sentence, who has never actually been a school superintendent anywhere before, has been wildly controversial. On Friday, … Continued
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September 12, 2016

Roby Concerned about ESSA

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, July 25 U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R from Montgomery) expressed concerns about how the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is being implemented. Congresswoman Roby said, “The Every Student Succeeds Act could not be clearer: the federal role in education is to support and inform state and local decisions, … Continued
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August 1, 2016

Professor Addresses Common Core Activists

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Saturday, March 7, Dr. Duke Pesta, a University of Wisconsin Professor, addressed a crowd of over 100 at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Hoover on what he felt were the negatives of the controversial Common Core Curriculum currently being implemented across the state of Alabama. The event was hosted by … Continued
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March 9, 2015

Governor Signs Bills Sponsored by Beech

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed a pair of bills that were sponsored by Rep. Elaine Beech (D) from Chatom.  Rep. Beech and the Alabama Democratic Party released a written statement following the Governor’s signing ceremony held in the old House Chamber of the Capital Building in Montgomery. State … Continued
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June 7, 2012