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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.

November 22, 2023

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.

March 17, 2023

PARCA: Standardized test scores show improvements

While test scores are improving, the study highlights that there is still "a long way to go."

October 14, 2022

Public 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.

September 14, 2022

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.

March 8, 2022

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.

April 23, 2021

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.

March 19, 2021