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U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently chaired a HELP Education & the American Family Subcommittee hearing on “The Future of K-12 Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence,” making the case for AI literacy as his home state implements AI courses throughout the school system.

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) revealed on Thursday that there were marked improvements across several benchmarks in the 2025 school year compared to 2024.

The Alabama State Department of Education Annual Report Card is out, and Orange Beach City Schools is celebrating ranking number two in the state, only behind Mountain Brook City Schools.

Alabama parents need to wake up. We were promised opt-in protections – not workarounds, not footnotes, not policy tricks. And certainly not a counseling model that embeds ideology under the cover of state standards.

A Hampton Cove Middle School special education teacher is under internal review after parents voiced concern over a past conviction on child assault charges.

For the second time since President Donald Trump took office, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is facing a funding freeze, as federal officials announced $6.8 billion in frozen federal K-12 funds for the 2025-26 school year.

On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to carry over legislation authorizing the State Superintendent of Education to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses to testify in a subcommittee after several lawmakers expressed concerns.

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) voted on Thursday to approve a contract extension and $80,000 salary increase for State Superintendent Eric Mackey, down $55,000 from the board’s initial proposal.

The Alabama State Department of Education voted on Thursday to take over the Dallas County Public School System, citing a major discrepancy with the use of federal grant money nearing roughly $12 million.

The Alabama State Board of Education (BOE) had a brief but slightly tense exchange on Thursday while discussing a proposed contract granting Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) Superintendent Eric Mackey a 55% raise from his initial contract in 2018, an increase of $135,000.

Alabama State Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey was cautiously optimistic on Thursday morning after the state could not withdraw nearly $9 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday.

Allowing the current counseling guidance for Alabama public schools to remain in place and maintaining connectivity to the ASCA puts all Alabama schools in jeopardy of losing federal funding.

Legislation that would ban cell phones and other electronic devices in all K-12 classrooms has been pre-filed in the Alabama House of Representatives for the upcoming legislative session.

Just six months ago, Dr. Allen Long had no idea he would be running for an office in the state of Alabama. But Tuesday night, the Republican brought home a victory after a short campaign for the State Board of Education, District 7 seat.

House Education Policy Committee chairwoman State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) is all-in on the recent adjustment to third-grade reading tests for Alabama students.

Alabama Department of Human Resources commissioner Nancy Buckner and Alabama Department of Education Superintendent Eric Mackey were recently named in several lawsuits claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act in residential treatment facilities.

The Alabama State Department of Education recently lowered the third-grade reading score required to pass students to the fourth grade.

For students who started kindergarten in 2019 or 2020, there have been challenges in school following the COVID-19 pandemic. Those who will begin the third and fourth grades this year have never experienced a complete school year without the looming threat of a pandemic shutdown.

Alabama State Department of Education director of communications Dr. Michael Sibley said March 13, 2020, was the day a previously distant thought became a reality. Then-President Donald Trump declared a National Emergency, and schools were suddenly closed.

The Alabama State Department of Education (ASDE) is hosting an online public forum on issues for services offered to students with disabilities.

The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) announced this week that it has joined the EdTech Evidence Exchange, a nonprofit...

By Erica Thomas, Managing Editor As National Bullying Awareness Month winds down, school officials across the state of Alabama will...