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Montgomery’s first charter school remains a first-rate mess. As former LEAD Academy principal Nichole Ivey-Price prepares for another hearing in her ongoing wrongful termination...
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Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
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Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
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Proposed bill would protect pharmacists who recommend off-label meds
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Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
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Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
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Sen. Britt talks hopes for Laken Riley Act, Trump’s second term
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Alabama leaders push to bring U.S. Space Command back to Huntsville
Sens. Britt, Cruz reintroduce congressional term limits constitutional amendment
Sen. Tuberville backs Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
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LEAD Academy stories
Courts
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Friday ordered that a charter school resume the salary and benefits of a fired principal — at...
Elections
On Tuesday, voters go to the polls to select their state Representative in the House District 74 special election. The District is entirely in...
Education
The administration at LEAD Academy tried to prevent students with learning disabilities from enrolling. LEAD board president Charlotte Meadows and another board member controlled...
Opinion
It was September 30 and only 25 feet away stood Soner Tarim, the wizard of charter schools, from Houston, TX (even though he said that...
Education
Charter schools are not all bad. Let’s get that out of the way right at the top. There are charter schools out there that...
Education
The former principal at Montgomery charter school LEAD Academy said Tuesday that she was pushed out of the school improperly after board members discovered...
Education
LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first charter school, has been a chaotic mess since it opened less than six weeks ago, with staffing shortages leaving more...
Education
When the leadership team behind Montgomery charter school LEAD Academy began putting together an application to start a school, the members knew they lacked...
Featured Opinion
It will be deemed the fault of the Montgomery County School Board that a plan for four conversion charter schools did not pass on...