State Board of Education

Millions of federal $$$ withheld from Selma City Schools

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The federal government has slashed nearly $9 million in funding from Alabama schools. And nearly half of that amount was cut from Selma City Schools. The U.S. Department of Education is withholding $4 million dollars in COVID relief funds from the rural school district. The district was using the money to help fund an ongoing…

Reaction to Possible Intervention in MPS

News of the State Board of Education’s intention to possibly intervene in the Montgomery Public School system is drawing mixed reaction from city officials and stakeholders in the school system.   Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange says that changes have been needed for years, citing low test scores and financial problems. “For ten years or more we have moving in a…