Ground broken for new Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences in Demopolis
Gov. Kay Ivey and other leaders have broken ground in Demopolis for the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences, which will be a residential high school for students statewide.
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State School Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey has warning about social media posts
Alabama State School Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey has sent a notice to local school superintendents statewide over “inexcusable” social media posts regarding the assassination of conservative political leader Charlie Kirk.
Gov. Kay Ivey addresses the future of education in Alabama
Gov. Kay Ivey has addressed education leaders about how to best shape the future of education in Alabama.
Gov. Kay Ivey wants to ban the use of smartphones in public schools
Gov. Kay Ivey, in her State of the State Address, announced her support for a ban on the use of smartphones and other wireless communication devices in Alabama’s public schools.
Alabama shows improvement in national school report card
A national school report card shows Alabama made significant improvements in 4th grade test scores, but performance among 8th grade students wasn’t as large.
Alabama to require public schools to have a cardiac emergency response plan
Alabama’s public schools are now required to have a cardiac emergency response plan.
An estimated 1,800 students will repeat third grade under new Alabama reading law
An estimated 1,800 Alabama students will repeat third grade because of low reading scores under a new state requirement.
Legislature approves $9.3 billion education budget, including teacher pay raise
The Alabama Legislature has approved a teacher pay raise as part of a new $9.3 billion Education Trust Fund budget.
School choice supporters gather at Alabama State House
A crowd of school choice supporters rallied outside the Alabama State House on Tuesday, urging lawmakers to pass a school choice bill this session.
Thousands of third graders could be held back under Alabama’s reading law
Alabama’s state school superintendent says that 10,000 or more third graders could be at risk of being held back this summer under new reading benchmarks to move to fourth grade.
