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U.S. Department of Education highlights victories of anti-DEI initiatives Alabama in higher ed

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education released a statement pertaining to the successful efforts by the Trump administration to root out Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives in institutions of higher education.

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Alabama Department of Education opens up review for Social Studies and Arts Education textbooks; Sets vote for November meeting

The Department of Education has opened up the review period for the textbooks used throughout the state with the Board of Education set to vote on the State Textbook Committee’s Social Studies and Arts Education, Grades K-12 recommendations at the November 13, 2025 Board meeting.

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KCarl Smith: The tyranny of the unelected

To live under the rule of unelected officials – those we never chose, whose power lacks our consent – is slavery disguised as government.

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Annie Holmquist: Closing the Department of Education, promoting a ‘curriculum of family’

If we want to avoid the grasping clutches of government control, then maybe it’s time we do everything possible to advance the family – including its role in the education of children.

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Ivey on abolishing U.S. Department of Education: ‘I’m going to trust President Trump on this one’

Gov. Kay Ivey said on Wednesday she’s going to trust President Donald Trump’s decision on whether to abolish the federal Department of Education.

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'Needs to be completely shut down': Tuberville calls mass U.S. Department of Education layoffs 'a good start'

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) applauded U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon for terminating almost half of its employees this week, calling it a "good start."

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ALGOP’s Wahl backs abolishing U.S. Dept. of Education — ‘This unnecessary agency has failed American students for far too long’

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl recently came out in support of President Donalds Trump’s proposed efforts to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.

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Dr. Barry Nowlin: What's that sucking sound?

Clearly, the costs of public education have provided few, if any benefits.

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Annie Holmquist: 3 ways to help children thrive once the Department of Education closes

Yes, closing the Department of Education may present some challenges. But if it helps us rediscover that parents are some of the best teachers children have, then the children of our nation may be a whole lot better off than they have been in recent decades.

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Elliott proposes eliminating Alabama Department of Education if state faced with cutting government

During an interview with Mobile radio FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) argued that the Alabama Department of Education could be a starting point.

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Tuberville backs Trump’s plan to shutter U.S. Education Department — ‘Shut it down’

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is backing one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most incendiary promises for his upcoming administration to shut down the U.S. Department of Education.

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'Precedent is on our side' — AG Marshall rejects court decision allowing Biden's Title IX changes to proceed

Attorney General Steve Marshall has already appealed the Tuesday decision from the U.S. District Court allowing the Biden administration's recent changes to Title IX law dealing with gender identity to proceed.

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U.S. House passes bill to oppose DoE edict forcing schools to allow men to compete in women’s sports; Similar Tuberville-backed bill faces uphill battle in Democrat-led Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a house version of a senate bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), which would prevent the U.S. Department of Education from bringing into effect a rule that would force schools to allow biological males in women’s sports.

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Alabama politicos rip proposed U.S. DoE Title IX rule change forcing schools to allow men to compete in women’s sports — 'Women deserve to compete on a safe and level playing field'

One day after state lawmakers filed a bill to prevent men from competing in women’s college sports, the U.S. Department of Education (USDED) is considering changing Title IX regulations to force schools to allow trans student athletes to compete according to their gender identity. 

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U.S. Rep. Moore: School funds better spent locally than by 'inefficient' U.S. Dept. of Education with 'strings attached'

Many Republicans in the U.S. Congress have called for abolishing the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over its “radical anti-American ideas,” but U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said the organization’s rampant inefficiency is another reason it needs to go.