2021 special session is about “simple” lines on a map
While the census controls where the new lines are drawn, so do expectations and requests from legislators and other elected officials.
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Conservatives hold conference on banning Critical Race Theory, Common Core
Over 40 people attended Saturday’s conference at New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Indian Springs.
Democratic women condemn comments on Gov. Kay Ivey’s appearance
“These comments are disrespectful, inappropriate in every way, and represent a broader culture of casual sexism,” read a joint statement from four Democratic women.
State Auditor Jim Zeigler’s son, Win, passes away
James Baldwin “Win” Zeigler, the son of State Auditor Jim Zeigler and State Board of Education Member Jackie Zeigler, unexpectedly passed away in his sleep Friday. He was only 26-years-old. The Zeiglers’ daughter Maggie Zeigler, a senior at the University of Alabama, made the social media announcement for the family. “Deeply saddened to announce the … Continued
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See recent postsAmendment One goes down in flames
We’ll pick our own school board members, thanks. That was the message Alabama voters overwhelmingly sent to Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Senate President Del Marsh on Tuesday, defeating a measure that would have replaced the current state school board with an appointed one. More than 75 percent of voters had voted against Amendment One, … Continued
Alabama Policy Institute President Caleb Crosby’s statement on defeat of Amendment 1
Today Alabamians chose not to take a grand opportunity to reject the status quo and the recent ineptitude of the State School Board which has led to Alabama’s dead last ranking in education. The rejection of Amendment 1 places an even bigger gap between the children of Alabama and the quality education they deserve. It … Continued
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See recent postsAn open letter to Senator Del Marsh
Senator: While you and I could not disagree much more on what we need to do to help Alabama schools and educators, I have never questioned that you are a successful politician and businessman. You could have tremendous impact on education in this state–if you would listen to real educators and teachers instead of latching … Continued
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See recent postsGeorge Wallace was right
For some of us who are long in the tooth, we can recall that when George Wallace ran for president as a third-party candidate, he often said “there was not a dime’s worth of difference between Democrats and Republicans. And looking at Alabama today, it’s hard to argue with what he said. For all intent … Continued
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See recent postsEducation solution lies in breaking the status quo
This past week “IT” finally happened. Mississippi surpassed Alabama in overall rankings for K-12 education. What absolute fresh hell is this? In truth it is not that fresh. Alabama has been limping behind the pack for decades and this year’s “Nation’s Report Card” by the National Center for Education Statistics represented a final bottoming out. … Continued
Alabama schools finish dead last in math
Wednesday, the latest National Assessment of Education Performance math scores were released and once again the Alabama scores were among the worst in the entire country. In Math, Alabama public schools finished dead last in the entire country. Alabama public school students scored lower in math than all of the other 49 states, the District … Continued