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ALSDE investigation: No one to blame for bad grad rate release

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter No single person was to blame for the premature release by the Alabama State Department of Education of error-filled graduation rates last April, an internal investigation found. Former Jefferson County superintendent Phil Hammonds presented the findings of that investigation to the State Board of Education on Tuesday. Hammonds called … Continued
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July 12, 2017

Joint Legislative Committee will continue investigation into the Alabama State Department of Education

By Sam Mattison Alabama Political Reporter State Senator Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) said on Friday that the Joint Legislative Committee will continue to pursue an investigation regarding the state superintendent hiring process last year. “We will likely recall some of the same people who have already testified and ask for explanations of differences in their testimony … Continued
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July 3, 2017

Senate committee unable to determine leak of Pouncey ethics complaint

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A committee headed by Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) was unable to get to the bottom of who publicly distributed a letter last summer confirming a complaint against then-State Superintendent candidate Craig Pouncey. In a presentation to the State Senate on Thursday, Dial said his committee interviewed at least … Continued
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March 6, 2017

Planned changes to career tech education by State Superintendent prompts concern

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — A proposed plan by Alabama Education Superintendent Michael Sentance to reorganize the State’s career tech and workforce development program has upset educators, legislators and some State Board of Education members. Under the proposed changes, the Alabama State Department of Education, headed by Sentance, would move the Career … Continued
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March 6, 2017
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Let the truth be told about Alabama schools

By David Nichols The first week in January the anticipated list of Alabama’s failing schools was released. The list identifies the 75 lowest performing public schools in the State. School superintendent in districts in which these schools were located were indignant with outcries such as “We have many good things happening at our schools.” The … Continued
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February 1, 2017
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More questions on “smear sheet” investigation: Who knew what when?

By Larry Lee Education Matters More than 40 years ago, the late Tennessee Republican Senator Howard Baker asked during the Watergate hearings, “What did the President know and when did he know it?” I was reminded of that yesterday, January 18, 2017, as I listened for nearly two hours while Senators Gerald Dial, Quinton Ross, … Continued
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January 19, 2017
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More deception and the tie that binds

By Larry Lee Education Matters In the waning days of the Presidential election we heard Donald Trump talk a lot about a “rigged” election.  We have now learned that he may have been describing the state board of education’s recent search for a new state school chief. After two days of asking questions, the legislative … Continued
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November 21, 2016

State Board Wants To Know Who Sent Pouncey Letter

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The State Board of Education plans to find out who leaked anonymous allegations about a candidate for the State’s superintendent position in July. Board members on Thursday passed a resolution that calls on the Alabama Ethics Commission and the Alabama Attorney General’s Office to investigate an anonymous letter alleging … Continued
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October 14, 2016
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Rep. Collins Should Read the Code

By Larry Lee Education Matters Back in 2012 state representative Terri Collins of Decatur got legislation passed that requires all schools in the state to receive a letter grade of A through F. And after spending thousands of hours and thousands of dollars trying to come up with some decent way to measure all the … Continued
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September 22, 2016