Tag: EDUCATION

A student reported the post, which spurred a university investigation.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl recently spoke with representatives of the Alabama Education Association regarding public comments on homeschooling legislation.

The Alabama Charter School Commission voted to renew the contracts for Montgomery's L.E.A.D. Academy and Perry County's Breakthrough Charter School in Marion during their October meeting.

Lawmakers told 1819 News that they are open to discussing how to hold the commission and its members more accountable for their actions.

Five thousand eight hundred children who were enrolled in Alabama’s K-12 public schools last year did not return this year.

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.

Governor Kay Ivey is celebrating the success of the CHOOSE Act by spotlighting families who are successfully using the program. To date, she’s highlighted three families: the Carbonells in Birmingham, the McDades in Montgomery, and the Siemenses from Dothan.

Though there were appointees from Governor Kay Ivey, Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville), and former State President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) present, not a single one of them offered a motion for non-renewal.

Candice Hale, who filed a lawsuit against Auburn University, is claiming she was also fired from the University of Alabama and is suing them as well.

In a completely inaccurate lede, AL(dot)com wrote that the threat to Magic City Acceptance Academy's charter stemmed from superficial issues rather than valid concerns about its compliance with state law.

Candice Hale, an English lecturer at Auburn University, is suing the school after being fired for posting about not mourning oppressors after Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.

The Magic City Acceptance Academy's charter renewal application has been approved, and the Homewood school received a five-year renewal at a Wednesday meeting.

The group that strongly advocates against school choice made the contribution despite Dixon's stance on the issue.

Late last week, the State opened the comment period for the "Draft 2025 Comprehensive School Counseling and Guidance Model for Alabama Public Schools (The Alabama Model)." The 50-page document "is designed to help schools establish school counseling and guidance programs that enable students to become successful in the areas of academic development, career development, and foundational wellness."

In 2024, lawmakers passed legislation prohibiting the instruction of so-called divisive concepts, which outlawed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and the teaching of divisive concepts at Alabama’s universities. Still, experts agree, and evidence indicates that Alabama’s major universities have found ways to continue teaching banned concepts by exploiting a loophole in Alabama’s law, with an egregious example occurring at Auburn University.

Teaching staff across Auburn University have been encouraged to use a rubric that prompts educators to develop not only diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ)–centered syllabi but also DEIJ-focused learning experiences throughout the university's online and hybrid courses. 

The Alabama Public Charter School Commission is reviewing the renewal application of the controversial Homewood school, Magic City Acceptance Academy, which was established primarily to support LGBTQ+ students and their allies. However, their application is still not available to the public.

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has awarded two sizable grants to support and expand Alabama’s charter school network.

Students at Auburn University taking “Crime and Justice in America” are learning queer criminology, which includes lessons on radical gender ideology that contradict Alabama’s definition of sex, Critical Race Theory, the notion that the Black Lives Matter movement has been a positive influence on the nation and other progressive theories on race and racism.

"This part of Samford is affirming!" is what the poster found hanging on a window in William Self Propst Hall, says, printed with a rainbow background. The door also has a small rainbow flag heart sticker.

In April 2024, Rahim Thawer, a "racialized,” anti-Zionist, "queer" Muslim from Canada, was accepted into the University of Alabama's Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program. Thawer shared a graphic showing his admission letter and offer letter for a three-year teaching contract, which indicated that out of 188 applicants, only 20 were admitted to the university's social work doctoral program.

Five years ago, Jasmine Faith Clisby, an English teacher and cheerleading coach at Carver High School, sounded the alarm over Pastor Chris Hodges, founder of the Church of the Highlands, “liking” social media posts by Charlie Kirk. This set off a chain of events that would leave some of Birmingham’s most needy without the support the church had been providing for years and seemingly cost the Birmingham School system hundreds of thousands of dollars in rental fees.

The Alabama Public Charter School Commission announced today that it will review the renewal of the controversial Homewood school, Magic City Acceptance Academy, which was established primarily to support LGBTQ+ students and their allies, on October 15 in Montgomery. 

With only days remaining in the election, questions are being raised about Manzelli’s use of the Alabama School of Fine Arts and/or the Alabama School of Fine Arts Foundation resources for his campaign, with Manzelli saying the resources belong to the 501(c)(3) tax-exempt foundation.

Every mainstream media outlet in Alabama omitted in recent coverage who was behind some of the anti-Charlie Kirk remarks that led to the firings of multiple Auburn University employees.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama took a bold stand on Wednesday, condemning concerned students, parents, media and lawmakers for sharing and responding to social media posts that state employees, specifically teachers, create and share publicly.

Marshall County Schools officials are continuing to investigate a classroom incident where a teacher has been accused of making derogatory remarks about Charlie Kirk following his assassination last week.