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EXCLUSIVE: Pope deposition indicates ALSDE collusion, smear campaign

By Bill Britt and Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A deposition given by the Alabama State Department of Education’s Chief Information Security Officer appears to substantially support a report provided by a staff attorney that found a willful attempt by certain ALSDE staff and a State School Board member to smear a superintendent candidate. A … Continued
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August 2, 2017

The Montgomery intervention: Lots of money, little change

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A few hours after a State School Board meeting on Tuesday, Reginald Eggleston, the Chief Education Officer for Montgomery Public Schools, sent an email to several administrators to update them on a District personnel situation. A few weeks earlier, the State School Board had placed a hiring freeze on … Continued
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July 28, 2017

State takeover of Montgomery schools approved

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The State intervention into Montgomery’s public school system is a go. State School Board members approved a plan from State Superintendent Michael Sentance on Thursday to take over the troubled system. That plan, for now, will essentially split the system into two districts, giving the Alabama State Department of … Continued
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February 9, 2017
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Dial Committee Gets To Work

By Larry Lee Education Matters The committee created by Senators Gerald Dial and Quinton Ross to find out how anonymous info given to the state school board made its way into public heard from their first “witnesses” earlier today. Senator Dial stressed again that the legislature has gone to great lengths to make sure anonymous … Continued
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November 4, 2016

Jackie Zeigler Beats Matthew Brown

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 12, voters in Alabama’s First District elected Jackie Zeigler (R) over incumbent Matt Brown (R) in the Republican Primary runoff. Brown called to concede the race to Zeigler. South Alabama voters chose the much more experienced Jackie Zeigler over Matthew Brown who was recently appointed to the … Continued
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April 13, 2016

Newman Holds on to School Board Seat

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, April 12, north Alabama voters went to the polls and Incumbent Jeff Newman (R) held on to his State school board seat with 62.1 percent of the votes cast to Bonner’s 37.1 percent. Turnout was terrible in District 7 where as of press time only 11,087 votes had … Continued
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April 13, 2016

Betty Peters Opposes Both Virtual School Bill, PREP Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter State School Board Member Betty Peters (R), is urging citizens to contact their legislators to oppose Senate Bills 229 and 316. Peters wrote, “Legislators return Tuesday and need to hear from you to oppose two education bills.  Ask your House Representative to oppose allowing virtual schools a statewide read … Continued
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April 4, 2016

School Board Candidate Opposes PREP Act

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, March 14, Jackie Zeigler, Republican State School Board candidate, was sharply critical of the PREP Act which was narrowly given a favorable report in the State Senate Education Policy committee. The PREP Act is a tenure reform bill sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh (R-Anniston). Zeigler, … Continued
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March 18, 2016