New social studies standards adopted by State Board of Education include "strongest standards on the Holocaust."
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently doubled down on his support for President-elect Donald Trump's stated plan to abolish the U.S. Department of Education.
Alabama lawmakers met again on Tuesday to consider possibly changing how the state funds K-12 public education.
The Heritage Foundation ranked Alabama seventh in the nation in its 2024 edition of the Education Freedom Report Card released recently.
Let us rise to the challenge and safeguard the freedoms that define us as a nation. Stand up, and Fight, Fight, Fight!
State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) will carry the coveted Senate Bill 1 (SB1) designation in the 2025 legislative session, which would give Alabama’s school workers access to compensation for on-the-job injuries.
Despite failing to receive deliberation in the Senate during the 2024 regular legislative session, State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) fully intends to pursue his legislation banning classroom instruction or discussing gender identity or sexual orientation in public schools next year.
Alabama lawmakers began a series of meetings on Tuesday to consider possibly changing how the state funds K-12 public education before the 2025 legislative session begins.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 113, the First Grade Readiness Bill, into law.
The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve the Education Trust Fund supplemental appropriations conference substitute, but not before several lawmakers followed a session trend of blasting the Senate for its failure to pass gambling legislation.
The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate legislation on Tuesday that would create processes by which students could be excluded from K-12 classrooms.
Alabama lawmakers will study possible changes to how the state funds K-12 public education before the 2025 legislative session begins.
The Alabama Senate Education Policy Committee will meet on Wednesday to deliberate a bill that passed the house last week, allowing certain illegal immigrants to attend college.
The House Education Policy Committee approved legislation on Wednesday that would allow public schools to employ or accept volunteer chaplains upon approval from a board of education or charter school governing body.
On Thursday, Hoover City Schools announced the online library system, SORA, students use to access books online has been made unavailable while the system conducts an internal audit.
DEI still needs to DIE, and while it remains a battle in other places, I am nonetheless pleased that we are taking the high ground here in the Yellowhammer State.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed the CHOOSE Act, a $100 million educational savings account bill, into law on Thursday morning.
Alabama's Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R) released a statement on Wednesday praising the final passage of the "CHOOSE Act," commonly known as the School Choice bill, which has been making its way through the legislature.
The Alabama Republican Party opposes adding a funding cap to the school choice bill currently making its way through the legislature, ALGOP chairman John Wahl said on Monday.
Lieutenant Gov. Will Ainsworth spoke to a large crowd of students from Montgomery on Tuesday at the Alabama Policy Institute Educational Freedom Day event on the State House steps.
Change in educational institutions can be a complex and lengthy process. It requires persistence, collaboration, and a willingness to engage in constructive dialogue with stakeholders.
The Alabama Senate passed legislation requiring public schools to post information about teaching materials and curriculum online on Thursday.
Governor Kay Ivey and former and current lawmakers braved the brisk morning temperatures with dozens of local students and parents on Monday to kick off National School Choice Week on the State Capitol steps to push more school choice ahead of the state’s legislative session.
A new report from the Manhattan Institute details state-level programs that it suggests violate the freedom of religion guaranteed under the First Amendment and named a handful of programs in Alabama.
Let’s stop funding systems and start empowering parents. Let’s start putting students first.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over unreported billions allegedly given to American universities from foreign entities.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is ready to tackle the years-long debate over school choice in Alabama during the upcoming legislative session in February 2024.