Wayne Reynolds launches campaign for State Board of Education
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wayne Reynolds, an Athens, Alabama, resident, officially launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for Alabama State Board of Education District...
View ArticleBilling records show Balch attorneys played substantial role in state...
Billing records obtained by the Alabama Political Reporter show that attorneys from the law firm Balch & Bingham were heavily involved in the Alabama State Department’s flawed superintendent search...
View ArticleIvey signs resolution urging school board to hold nationwide search for next...
Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a resolution urging the Alabama Board of Education to broaden its search for a new superintendent. State Representative Randall Shedd, R-Cullman, expressed his...
View ArticleOpinion | The most important decision our government will make: Who will be...
The Legislative Session has come to an end, but legislators won’t be the ones making the most important decision our government will make this year. The State Board of Education will make that decision...
View ArticleLee County voters have a special election today
If you live anywhere in Lee County, remember to go to the polls to vote on whether or not to reauthorize existing property taxes to fund local school systems. Lee County Schools Superintendent Mac...
View ArticleOpinion | Don’t blame the kids for the racism they’re taught
What could have possessed those Hoover school kids to talk in such an awful way? I couldn’t possibly guess, but there they were on the video uploaded to social media over the weekend. A bunch of white...
View ArticleIvey announces “Take the Lead, Alabama” Initiative
Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced her “Take the Lead, Alabama” initiative at a press conference. Alongside legislators, the governor expressed her steadfast commitment to education reform in the...
View ArticleAnalysis | Alabama’s charter school law has a number of problems
The Alabama charter school law is an absolute mess, filled with loopholes and nonexistent instructions that make it possible, if not likely, that the state will endure countless bad charter schools...
View ArticleRoby: 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled last year
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, said Monday in an email to constituents that in “2018, nearly 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled, largely because STEM education is not readily available for many...
View ArticlePickens County to vote on amendment keeping school superintendent elected
Voters in Pickens County will vote today on an amendment to the Constitution of Alabama that would make the Pickens County superintendent of education an elected position. Though the Pickens County...
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