Alabama Accountability Act

Deadline Approaching for Students to Transfer from “Failing” Schools

Parents can transfer students under the Alabama Accountability Act
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If your child is attending a school on the state’s “failing schools” list, you have several options to transfer your student under the Alabama Accountability Act but the deadline is approaching. The list of failing schools all across the state was released back in November, with 75 school’s performing below Alabama’s standards. Montgomery Public School parents  with children at a…

State Releases “Failing Schools List”

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The Alabama State Department of Education has released its list of failing schools.  It is required by state law under the Alabama Accountability Act.   In our area, 11 schools in Montgomery Public Schools made the list.  The only other system to have more schools was Birmingham City Schools, which had 16. See more on Montgomery Public Schools Overall, 75…

2019 Alabama Failing Schools List Released

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The Alabama Dept. of Education has released its list of failing schools for 2019.  This list, which is based on test scores and is required by The Alabama Accountability Act, includes 76 schools.  That number is essentially the same as last year. In Montgomery Public Schools, there are 10 schools on the failing list, compared to 11 in 2018 and…

Concern IRS Rule Could Impact Private School Scholarships

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Advocates of a state-supported private school scholarship program are concerned that donations could drop under proposed new IRS rules. The program, known as the Alabama Accountability Act, gives donors an income tax break for donations to groups that provide private school scholarships. Currently, donors get a dollar-for-dollar reduction on their state income tax bill, and can also claim a federal…