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Four UA employees, three students diagnosed with COVID-19

The University of Alabama confirmed on Friday afternoon that four UA employees and three UA students have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a UA Alert emailed to the campus community, the four employees along with three students notified University officials of their diagnoses after students, faculty and staff left for spring break on March … Continued
April 3, 2020

Wisconsin students test positive after spring break on Alabama beaches

A number of college students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have tested positive for COVID-19 after spending time on Alabama’s beaches during spring break, according to the university and multiple news outlets.   “University Health Services (UHS) and Public Health Madison & Dane County (PHMDC) recently became aware of a cluster of COVID-19 cases associated with … Continued
March 31, 2020

Congressman: USDA will allow Alabama schools to keep feeding students during COVID-19 closures

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow all public schools in Alabama to provide food for students during the mandatory coronavirus (COVID-19) closures, according to a congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives. U.S. Congressman from Alabama Robert Alderholt tweeted on Sunday that the USDA granted Alabama a waiver for the National School Lunch Act … Continued
March 16, 2020

New report offers advice for fixing state’s charter school issues

Local school boards should have more authority in approving proposed charter schools and parents of students attending the charters should have a larger role on the schools’ governing boards.  Those were two of the suggestions contained within a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center, which reviewed problems with Alabama’s charter school law and the … Continued
February 6, 2020

New lawsuit exposes troubling issues, possible criminal acts at LEAD Academy

The administration at LEAD Academy tried to prevent students with learning disabilities from enrolling. LEAD board president Charlotte Meadows and another board member controlled a private bank account. Meadows used the school to run her campaign for the Alabama House and directed school funds to her campaign manager and her niece. Teachers and other employees … Continued
November 1, 2019

AEA backs former charter school principal, will investigate possible illegal activity at LEAD Academy

The former principal at Montgomery charter school LEAD Academy said Tuesday that she was pushed out of the school improperly after board members discovered that she reported concerns about students’ safety and other improprieties that violated state law to the Alabama Department of Education.  APR reported Tuesday morning, citing numerous employees at the school, that … Continued
October 2, 2019

High school, college students can apply to become election poll workers

High school and college students can now apply to become an unpaid poll worker on election day, thanks to a new law that went into effect September 1.  To qualify, students must be recommended by a principal other school official, or the person responsible for the student’s home schooling and must be at least 16 … Continued
October 2, 2019