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Tag: EDUCATION

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Laura Clark: Right to education, or parental right to educate?

You do not have a right to an education. But parents have a right and duty to educate their children. And children have a right to be educated by their parents.

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Annie Holmquist: Former teacher explains 7 signs of an educated person

Well-educated is not the same as well-schooled. And sadly, most of what we call education today is actually schooling

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State Senate officially elects Garlan Gudger to pro-tem

The Alabama Senate unanimously elected State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) to be pro-tem on Tuesday.

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'Victimhood sells' — State Rep. Oliver says legislature poised to take action on LGBTQ+ charter school

Oliver said he’s already spoken to colleagues, and the state legislature is poised to revisit the issue to address those openly flouting current laws and regulations.

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'A testament to Alabama’s dedicated educators': Tuberville touts Alabama being only state with improvements in post-COVID math scores

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) praised Alabama students and educators on Wednesday after the state was recognized as the only one with improvements in post-COVID math scores among fourth graders.

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Alabama's LGBTQ+ Charter School openly defies DEI ban

Last year, Alabama’s ban on "divisive concepts" and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) went into effect.  One purpose of the bill is to protect students from coursework that advocates for or requires assent to a divisive concept.

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Applications open for Alabama’s new education savings account school choice program

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced applications for the CHOOSE Act, the state’s new Education Savings Account program, are officially open. 

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State Board of Education passes 'strongest standards on the Holocaust'

New social studies standards adopted by State Board of Education include "strongest standards on the Holocaust."

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Tuberville doubles down on shutting down Department of Education — ‘We need to take a sledgehammer to it’

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.

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Legislators continue discussing public school funding formula

Alabama lawmakers met again on Tuesday to consider possibly changing how the state funds K-12 public education.

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Alabama ranked 7th in nation for education freedom

The Heritage Foundation ranked Alabama seventh in the nation in its 2024 edition of the Education Freedom Report Card released recently.

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Ashley Carter: Defending our freedoms for future generations

Let us rise to the challenge and safeguard the freedoms that define us as a nation. Stand up, and Fight, Fight, Fight!

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State Sen. Givhan scores Senate Bill 1 in 2025 legislative session to give teachers state-funded workers' compensation

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.

State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City). Alabama News
Lawmaker plans to re-file bill in 2025 banning discussion, instruction on gender identity, sexual orientation after stalling in Senate

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.

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Legislators begin considering K-12 funding formula changes

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.

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Ivey signs First Grade Readiness Bill into law

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 113, the First Grade Readiness Bill, into law. 

State Rep. Chris Blackshear. Alabama News
House passes ETF supplemental after bashing Senate for killing gambling package – 'This House bows down to the Senate too often'

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.

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House passes Senate legislation allowing exclusion of disruptive students in public K-12 classrooms

The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate legislation on Tuesday that would create processes by which students could be excluded from K-12 classrooms.

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Alabama to consider changing K-12 public school funding formula

Alabama lawmakers will study possible changes to how the state funds K-12 public education before the 2025 legislative session begins.

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Senate committee to consider House bill allowing certain illegal immigrants to attend college

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.

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House committee advances bill allowing school board to hire chaplains — 'This is about emotional support'

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.  

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Hoover City Schools takes online library system offline to ensure 'books with mature sexual content are removed'

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.

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Phil Williams: The DEI bloodbath

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.

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Ivey signs school choice bill into law

Gov. Kay Ivey signed the CHOOSE Act, a $100 million educational savings account bill, into law on Thursday morning.

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Ainsworth praises final passage of CHOOSE Act: 'Alabama now ranks high among the nation's leaders in school choice options'

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.

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ALGOP chairman John Wahl opposes adding ‘monetary cap’ to school choice bill

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.

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Ainsworth speaks at Education Freedom Day: 'It's time for Alabama to not be last in the nation — We want to be first in the nation'

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.

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