students

No Mo, please: It’s time to vote out dumb people

Smart people reside in Alabama. Curious, intelligent, open-minded, reasonable, rational people live within Alabama’s borders. It’s true. I know them. I’ve talked with them. There are a lot of them. Many of them kept Roy Moore from being our Senator and they work every day to make the state and the world a little better … Continued

Josh Moon

May 18, 2018

Opinion

The plot to kick a GOP school board candidate off the ballot

Larry Lee is no stranger to Alabama politics, especially in education circles. For going 50 years or so now, Lee has been involved in state government — a member of the Alabama Republican Party — and writes a popular education blog. He’s been a thorn in the side of many elected officials, and the voice … Continued

Josh Moon

May 7, 2018

Opinion

Alabama’s pre-k program continues to lead the nation, but thousands of kids still don’t have access

When I was growing up, kids didn’t start learning the alphabet until they began kindergarten. Today, kids are expected to be able to write their names and read at least some words before they even begin kindergarten. The expectations are higher, and starting off behind everyone else in their class can leave a kid feeling … Continued

Craig Ford

May 4, 2018

Opinion

Protecting our children

For much of the year, the safety of our students rests in the hands of the faculty, staff, and resource officers at our schools. Without a shadow of a doubt, the people who know best how to protect our schools are the teachers, parents, administrators, police officers, and students in their own communities. In February, … Continued

Bradley Byrne

March 20, 2018

Opinion

Defending the classroom

By Deborah Love and Shanna Chamblee Executive Director, Eagle Forum, and Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, Alabama Gun Rights Inc. The events at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School have left students, parents and an entire nation in agony. Since the Columbine massacre, our nation has been horribly awakened to a new normal – a world … Continued

Deborah Love

February 28, 2018

Doug Jones makes appeal to students on college affordability

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Doug Jones will need the support of college students across the state to win the special election next month, and the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate made an appeal Monday night to organizers and college voters to get out the vote. On a conference call with Alabama college students … Continued

Chip Brownlee

November 28, 2017

Alabama students learn dynamic career opportunities are within their reach

By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter High School students in Mobile and Baldwin County recently discovered the amazing career opportunities available through Alabama Community College System’s dual enrollment programs. Rivers Eubanks knows a good deal when he sees one, and he sees it in a career path that leads him through the State’s two-year college … Continued

Susan Britt

March 13, 2017

Opinion

How much is your child’s privacy worth?

By Deborah Love Justice Brandeis wrote, “the right to privacy is the right to be left alone.” Privacy is an essential aspect of a free society. Yet Representative Collins is once again pushing a State longitudinal database bill in the Alabama Legislature. A State longitudinal database is a centrally controlled database which collects and stores … Continued

Deborah Love

February 16, 2017

Opinion

Local Schools are Making a Difference

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) There is something really fun and exciting about visiting with students in our local schools. From the elementary student who just wants you to read a book with them to the high school student looking for college advice, the visits are always special. With the House out of session for the … Continued

Bradley Byrne

November 7, 2016

Opinion

Please, Alabama, Don’t Trigger or Dildo Grade Inflation

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter In Texas this week, students on college campuses can now conceal carry guns. To class. In their dorms. Wherever. That is crazy, but that’s how it is now. I got an email from a Jacksonville State University student who is concerned the same could happen here in Alabama. It … Continued

Joey Kennedy

August 25, 2016