Education
Failure in third-grade reading levels is still above 20 percent of all Alabama third graders, according to the study.
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- Elections
2026 Alabama governor’s race heats up with big names and open field
Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes
Alabama State Canvassing Board certifies results of the 2024 election
New bill looks to make Election Day state holiday
UA students react to election results, Trump victory
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
- Legislature
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
- Economy
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
Birmingham Starbucks workers to spend the holidays on the picket line
Alabama job ads drop 1.6 percent in November, top employers revealed
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
- National
North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Sen. Katie Britt joins Senate Judiciary Committee
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
- Education
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
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
- Health
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
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
schools stories
State
The law restricts discussions on gender identity and sexual orientation in Alabama's kindergarten through fifth-grade classes.
State
Mike Durant, Alabama U.S. Senate Candidate, will be the keynote speaker.
Education
The designation for their efforts to assist military children with school transition and developing programs that recognize military service.
Legislature
The full Senate is the final hurdle for the bill to head to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk to be signed into law.
Legislature
House sponsor Rep. Alan Baker, R-Brewton, said the math standards implemented through Common Core help students get to the "hows and whys" of math.
Legislature
The bill had been debated in two previous committee hearings, including a public hearing in which 11 people spoke against the bill.
Education
The $8.1 billion budget includes more for classroom materials, technology coordinators, math programs and Pre-k classrooms.
Health
Alabama has the lowest percentage of residents vaccinated against COVID in the nation, and the fourth-highest number of COVID deaths per capita.
Featured Opinion
The Heil Hitler salute symbolizes a regime that committed genocide on its Jewish citizens and others in the Holocaust.