Poarch Band of Creek Indians awards 25K grant to Huntsville Botanical Gardens
The grant is intended to provide a significant and positive impact on children’s education in Alabama.
STEM
New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Ivey's proposal includes $62 million to construct the campus, which would be located adjacent to Whitfield Regional Hospital.
PARCA: Standardized test scores show improvements
While test scores are improving, the study highlights that there is still "a long way to go."
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See recent postsPublic school innovation is Alabama’s best investment
Too many Alabama schools, teachers, students, and families are still dealing with some of the same old stubborn and recurring obstacles.
Alabama Education Policy Center releases report on STEM in Black Belt’s K-12 schools
Poverty and teacher shortages are drivers for lagging science and math proficiencies in Black Belt schools, the report finds.
Community colleges to offer STEM dual enrollment scholarships
Dual enrollment gives Alabama’s high school students access to college-level classes.
August 11, 2021
Charlotte Morris elected 9th president of Tuskegee University by Board of Trustees
Charlotte Morris will be the second-ever woman president of the university, following her predecessor Lily McNair.
July 27, 2021
Governor signs bill aimed at attracting more math, science teachers
The TEAMS program will provide incentive pay for interested and qualifying math and science teachers.
May 7, 2021
House committee passes the education budget
The $7.65 billion budget is the largest education budget in state history.
Senate votes for education budget that increases pay for educators by over $200 million
The Alabama Legislature has passed both budgets out of their houses of origin.