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Obama Punishes Oklahoma for Dropping Common Core

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter At the urging of grassroots conservative activists, just this year, the controversial Common Core standards were repealed in Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Missouri. On Friday, the Federal government struck back against Oklahoma. As a result of the Common Core repeal, President Obama’s U.S. Department of Education told Oklahoma officials … Continued
September 3, 2014

Bice to Tour Alabama to Explain Standards 2020 as Support for Common Core Drops

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama School Superintendent Tommy Bice has been charged with selling a skeptical Alabama public on the State’s controversial Alabama College and Career Ready Standards and the new standardized testing regime that Alabama’s public school students are facing. To this end the Alabama School Board is sending Bice on a … Continued
August 21, 2014

Hunter Explains Her Support of Massive Raise for Bice

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama teachers did not get a pay increase this year. No one who has seen the projections for the 2015/2016 fiscal year budget is optimistic that a pay raise is likely in that coming year.  In fact, Alabama teachers have seen just one raise during this decade (the 2013/2014 … Continued
August 19, 2014

House Passes Bill Preventing State Education Department from Licensing and Regulating Private Schools

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 11 the Alabama House of Representative passed Senate Bill 38, which clarifies a 1977 law about the authority of the State Department of Education and its relationship with private schools. The bill was sponsored by Senator Dick Brewbaker (R) from Montgomery and was carried in the … Continued
March 12, 2014

Get Ready for Switch-A-Roo-Two

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—If you liked the Alabama Accountability Act then you are going to love “Switch-A-Roo-Two.” Working with former State Representative Jay Love in his new capacity of Finance Chairman of the Business Education Alliance (BEA), Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard has prepared a bill that will create a special … Continued
December 23, 2013

Leadership Elected For ALSDE Executive Board

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Alabama Department of Education Executive Board elected a new Vice President Pro Tem at their monthly Executive Board meeting on Tuesday. Dr. Charles Elliot (R-Decatur) was elected Vice President Pro Tem, while Ella Bell (D-Montgomery) was reelected as President Pro Tem. Elliot will replace Stephanie Bell (R-Montgomery). Mary … Continued
July 10, 2013

Hunter Announces that Feds Approve Plan 2020

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter North Alabama School Board Member Mary Scott Hunter announced in a written email to constituents that Alabama has received a waiver from the federal government from the onerous demands of the “No Child Left Behind” Act. State school board member Hunter said, “Last week, the US Department of Education … Continued
July 1, 2013

Failing schools list released, Department of Revenue weighs in

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter Failing Schools as Defined by the AAA2013 Schools in the Lowest 6 % of Schools at Least 3 of the Past 6 Years MONTGOMERY— The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) releases long-awaited list of schools who are classified as “failing” under the Alabama Accountability Act. The list was … Continued
June 19, 2013

State Department of Education postpones release of failing schools list

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter The State Department of Education executive board postponed the release of their list of “failing schools” yesterday, citing a “legal inquiry.” Under the Alabama Accountability Act, the State Department of Education must compile a list of schools in the bottom six percent in the state. The students zoned for … Continued
June 14, 2013

State Board of Education discusses list of failing schools

By Beth Clayton Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–The Executive Board of the Alabama Department of Education met Thursday to discuss how they will handle new legislation, most notably the education budget and the Alabama Accountability Act. The legislature voted to override the governor’s executive amendment to delay implementation of the tax credits and scholarship portion of … Continued
May 28, 2013