students

Bill would strike language calling homosexuality a “criminal offense” from sex-ed law

Despite changing attitudes and decades-old legal precedent, Alabama’s sex education law still requires sex ed teachers to tell students that homosexuality is a “criminal offense” and “not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public.” The law requires that course instruction that relates to sex education should include “emphasis” on that language as it relates to … Continued

Chip Brownlee

April 4, 2019

Opinion

The privilege of privilege

Lots of people are up in arms, and rightly so, about those wealthy, privileged parents who illegally rigged the college admissions system to accept their little over-privileged children when their brats wouldn’t have otherwise qualified. When we observe those privileged parents’ progeny in their natural habitat, we just turn away in disgust. Aunt Becky’s (actress … Continued

Joey Kennedy

March 28, 2019

Opinion

Giving our students the best education possible

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is probably the single most-asked question of any child throughout the world. Here in the United States, many children are able to achieve their dreams through hard work, dedication, and a quality education. But, for some here in our own country, hard work … Continued

Bradley Byrne

March 11, 2019

Opinion

The Montgomery School Board rejected a charter application. It was the right move.

It will be deemed the fault of the Montgomery County School Board that a plan for four conversion charter schools did not pass on Tuesday. Do not listen to that nonsense. The MPS board did what was right. It did what any group of people charged with oversight of a public school district should have … Continued

Josh Moon

February 20, 2019

Opinion

We have a new “failing” schools list, another example of just how stupid the Accountability Act really is

The 2013 Alabama Accountability Act decreed that we would come up with a list of “failing” schools each year. The Legislature, in its infinite wisdom, said the list would be the bottom 6 percent of all public schools. Supposedly, this was so we could give scholarships to private schools for students in these schools. But, … Continued

Larry Lee

January 29, 2019

Opinion

Montgomery’s struggles will be Alabama’s future if public education funding isn’t addressed

The report cards for Alabama’s public schools dropped this week, and once again, we’re all failing. Oh, don’t get me wrong, Alabama’s public schools are doing a fine job educating the overwhelming majority of students who enter their doors each day. There are fantastic teachers in those schools, great administrators and some of the finest … Continued

Josh Moon

January 2, 2019

Opinion

Perkins V will require group effort

On July 31, 2018, the president signed the Strengthening the Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) into law. This provides the primary source of federal direction to states regarding the implementation of Career and Technical Training programs for secondary and post-secondary students. The new law maintains the general structure and … Continued

Josh Laney

December 24, 2018

Alabama Career Center System to host emergency meetings for Virginia College students, employees

Wednesday, the Alabama Career Center System, in cooperation with the Alabama Community College System, AIDT, the Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment (SWAPTE), and the Rapid Response Team (part of the Dislocated Worker Unit at the Alabama Department of Commerce) announced that there will be emergency information sessions for students and employees who have … Continued

Brandon Moseley

December 13, 2018

Opinion

More fake news from Alabama Policy Institute

The Montgomery County board of education passed a resolution in October calling for the repeal of the Alabama Accountability Act. I was on the board that did this, I wrote much of the resolution and I voted for it. So, I was more than a little surprised when I read a recent article by Rachel … Continued

Larry Lee

December 13, 2018

Campaign for UAB exceeds billion dollar goal

Thursday, UAB President Ray L. Watts, M.D. and Vice President of Advancement Thomas Brannan announced that the Campaign for UAB has surpassed its $1 billion goal. The Campaign for UAB is the largest, most comprehensive fundraising effort in UAB’s history. “This is a landmark accomplishment for UAB, Birmingham and the state of Alabama,” UAB President … Continued

Brandon Moseley

November 30, 2018