Elections GOP candidates for State Education Board seat discuss priorities At a forum hosted by far-right nonprofit LOCAL Alabama, candidates for District 3 on the ALBOE spoke about challenges facing schools and "the woke... Jacob HolmesJanuary 30, 2024
Governor Ivey joins school choice rally at State Capitol Ivey had previously announced her intent to support legislation that would create Education Savings Accounts. Jacob HolmesJanuary 23, 2024
Legislature Pre-filed bill would raise online sales tax, give new revenue to schools That online sales tax currently lags behind the total sales tax for local purchases in most municipalities. Jacob HolmesDecember 20, 2023
Education Alabama gets an ‘A’ in personal finance education Alabama’s high schools have retained their A grade in a national report card on how well they teach personal finance. Jacob HolmesDecember 5, 2023
Education Stillman College pioneers the future of AI education for HBCUs A trio of Stillman College professors was awarded a $150,000 grant as part of Mozilla's Responsible Computing Challenge. Jacob HolmesNovember 14, 2023
Governor Ivey provides update on Dolly Parton Imagination Library expansion Ivey has said her top priority is ensuring that every child is a successful reader by the third grade. Jacob HolmesNovember 1, 2023
Legislature Lawmaker plans to bring bill to expand “Don’t Say Gay” law through 12th grade State Rep. Mack Butler said he is bringing the bill to combat “an agenda” in the public school system. Jacob HolmesOctober 24, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | “School choice” is a scam designed to hurt the most vulnerable students We know the answers to fixing struggling schools. But a lot of people would just rather take the money and run. Josh MoonSeptember 21, 2023
Governor Ivey speaks at Turnaround Academy kickoff In the fall of 2022, Ivey launched the turnaround schools initiative, targeting $15 million for the 15 schools that needed it most. Jacob HolmesSeptember 20, 2023
Education Applications open for K-12 grant program The lieutenant governor is statutorily responsible for creating, administering and overseeing the application process. StaffSeptember 6, 2023