Earlier this month we reported on parents transferring their kids out of failing Montgomery schools through the Alabama Accountability Act. Now we’ve obtained the final numbers of just how many students are transferring. Montgomery Public Schools officials tell Alabama News Network that 69 students are transferring to Park Crossing High School. That’s in comparison to just 37 students total transferring…
Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting that left a person injured Sunday. Police say the shooting happened in the 4700 block of Court Street around 12:30 p.m. The victim has non-life threatening injuries. The shooting remains under investigation. Categories: News Tags: Local News, Montgomery News, Shooting
Montgomery Police are investigating a shooting that sent a woman to the hospital with injuries Sunday. Police say the shooting happened in the 5200 block of Carmichael Road around 1:15 p.m. The woman was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. The shooting remains under investigation. Categories: News Tags: Local News, Montgomery News, Shooting
The Alabama State Board of Education voted 6-2 to accept evaluations of State Superintendent Michael Sentance Tuesday. The vote did not come without controversy and pushback from some board members. The board entered an executive session early in the meeting but Mary Scott Hunter refused to participate in the executive session because she does not support the decision to complete…
President Donald Trump’s comments on twitter about banning transgender people from the military are getting a lot of attention from some groups in Montgomery. Members of Montgomery Pride United and Free To Be Montgomery say this news is very troubling and insulting for their community. They say they’re not surprised and this is just one of many tweets they’ve found upsetting….
The Alabama State Board of Education has a special called meeting where they will evaluate State Superintendent Michael Sentance scheduled for Tuesday. According to Board Vice President, Stephanie Bell this is an annual evaluation that has to be completed by the of the year, but others say this is the earliest they’ve ever seen an evaluation completed. Board Member Ella…
On Sunday, July 23, 2017, at about 8:50 p.m., Montgomery Police and Fire Medics responded to Vaughn Road at Wynlakes Boulevard in reference to a two-vehicle collision that resulted in one fatality. The crash involved a Yamaha motorcycle and a 2008 Toyota Corolla. The operator of the motorcycle, Joseph Armstrong, 37, of Elmore was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Toyota Corolla was uninjured. MPD’s initial investigation indicates the motorcycle was travelling westbound on Vaughn Road when it collided with the Corolla,…
11:15 P.M. UPDATE: Montgomery Police say the man injured in the shooting died Sunday night at a local hospital. The incident is now being investigated as a homicide. No further information is available at this time. Montgomery Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting that sent a man to the hospital with injuries. Police were called to the 4800 block…
Some parents are taking matters into their own hands in an attempt to get their children out of failing schools and the Alabama Accountability Act is one solution they are finding. It allows for parents to get tax credits if they transfer their child out of a failing school. So far Alabama News Network has learned that seven M.P.S. schools…
The newly released Montgomery Public Schools audits are revealing some chronic problems across schools, especially excessive teacher absences. The audit states that at Robert E. Lee High School there were 659 teacher days lost in the first half of the 2016-2017 school year. That’s double the number of absences at the same point in the 2015-2016 school year. Park Crossing…
