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By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Senator Roger Bedford (D-Russellville) proposed an amendment to the Education Trust Fund budget to give teachers a five percent pay raise. The amendment was tabled with a vote of 20-12. Bedford’s amendment increased the pay raise for all K-12 employees from two percent to five percent. The amendment also … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, the Alabama House unanimously approved a measure, House Bill 301, sponsored by Rep. Dickie Drake (R) from Leeds that is designed to combat child abuse and neglect by broadening the groups and professions that are legally required to report suspected cases to authorities. This legislation also creates … Continued

By Alex Schriver National Chairman College Republican National Committee The eyes of the nation have been drawn to the President’s hometown of Chicago this week as a massive teacher’s strike has left 400,000 young people shut out of school. 

Surely, one would think, these teachers must be vastly underpaid to make them disregard the well-being … Continued

Staff Report It’s three days before Christmas, public schools in the state have closed for the holidays, teachers have received whatever gifts they are going to get from their students under the new ethics law, and guess what — Alabama hasn’t imploded. You would have thought from all the brouhaha over teacher gifts being limited … Continued

Staff Report Students would be able to give teachers individual gifts worth up to $100 and gifts totaling $250 a year under legislation that has been prefiled by Sen. Tom Whatley, R-Auburn, and that is supported by Gov. Robert Bentley. “We don’t want any teacher or parent to be worried about common sense gifts being … Continued

By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter Henry Mabry, the man expected to replace Paul Hubbert as the executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association (AEA), has a tall task ahead of him. Although he is optimistic about his new position and the future of the AEA, the organization is clearly at a crossroads. Up to … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama House member Jim Patterson (R) from Meridianville is calling for an outside audit of Retirement Systems of Alabama investment performance. Rep. Patterson said, in an exclusive interview with the Alabama Political Reporter. “We are not getting good information.” Rep. Patterson said that during the last ten years Retirement … Continued