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AL.com
November 9, 2017
Alabama state board of education members better get this next state superintendent appointment right, interim state superintendent Dr. Ed ...
Trussvilletribune
October 16, 2017
... the Alabama Board of Education last week prior to its monthly meeting. ... State Board of Education Superintendent Ed Richardson recently to ...
AL.com
October 11, 2017
After two years of stops and starts, the Alabama board of education is ... In June, the state board of education voted to end the contract with ACTÂ ...
AL.com
September 14, 2017
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey presides over the State Board of Education meeting Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. Alabama Gov.
AL.com
August 25, 2017
Alabama Disability Advocacy Program Associate Director Nancy Anderson listens ... of remarks made by Alabama board of education member Ella Bell, ... to engage the state board of education in a discussion about special ...
AL.com
August 24, 2017
Alabama board of education member Ella Bell, D-Montgomery, isn't ... schools were taken over by the state board of education in January due ...
Alabama Today
August 23, 2017
The Alabama Board of Education has canceled its Wednesday meeting where board members were scheduled to discuss State ...
Alabama Today
August 23, 2017
The Alabama Board of Education has canceled its Wednesday meeting where board members were scheduled to discuss State ...
AL.com
August 21, 2017
Kay Ivey presides over the State Board of Education meeting Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. ... 23 special meeting of the Alabama board of education was legally called, according to the outside law firm hired by ...
whnt.com
July 25, 2017
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Board of Education did not fire State Superintendent Michael Sentance Tuesday, as was speculated by ...
AL.com
June 21, 2017
State Superintendent Michael Sentance, right, speaks during a state Board of Education meeting on Wednesday. Department of Education ...
AL.com
January 12, 2017
The state board of education is expected to announce its intent to formally intervene in the operations of Montgomery County's public school ...
The Daily Progress
March 17, 2017
The issues certainly aren't comparable, but his tone wasn't much different from that of Alabama Gov. George ... Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham County, proposed an amendment to the state Constitution to allow the state Board of Education to approve them.
CullmanSense
March 15, 2017
A recognized activity by Alabama State Board of Education, over 400 NASP schools state wide will program archery for 50,000 students this year.
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
March 15, 2017
Now, six months into his tenure (and his $198,000 annual salary), Sentance also has gotten on the state Board of Education's bad side. He was called before a special work session of the board last week and received, basically, an old-fashioned AlabamaÃÂ ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
March 13, 2017
Not quite so ambitious, similar bills introduced in Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Texas would only allow such miseducation, while a similar resolution introduced in Alabama would merely express the legislature's approval of such miseducation. House File ...
AL.com
March 13, 2017
Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler awaits an appearance by Gov. Robert Bentley to question him under oath about use of state funds Monday, May 2, 2016, at the Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Bentley declined to appear. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com) (JULIE ...
KGBT-TV
March 12, 2017
Thomas Ratliff, former chair of the State Board of Education, said the school finance system's complicated formulas mean that many fast-growing school districts actually are not receiving needed funding for facilities.
News Courier
March 11, 2017
Depending on who you believe, Limestone County Schools is either strapped for cash or it's in fine financial shape. The state Board of Education recently placed the school system on a list with 18 other schools because it doesn't have enough cash ...
Gadsden Times
March 11, 2017
Teachers in Alabama weren't pleased last year when Michael Sentance was hired as state school superintendent. The issues were his lack of both classroom experience (he's only been an education adviser, consultant and reformer) and connections to thisÃÂ ...
Times Daily
March 10, 2017
MONTGOMERY - Nineteen public school systems, including Franklin County, do not have, at minimum, enough money on hand to cover a month's worth of expenses as required by state law, according to the Alabama State Department of Education.
AL.com
March 9, 2017
State board of education members put the brakes on superintendent Michael Sentance during a marathon work session on Wednesday, saying they need more information about the changes he has been floating in recent months.
WSFA
March 8, 2017
Robert Bentley signed off on the contract between MPS and the Alabama Board of Education allowing Taylor to become the CFO for MPS.
Gadsden Times
March 8, 2017
Craig Ford, D-Gadsden, presented the board with three checks for $65,000 each from the state Board of Education for Eura Brown Elementary School, Gadsden Middle School and Gadsden City High School.
The Decatur Daily
March 8, 2017
MONTGOMERY - The agenda for this afternoon's specially called Alabama State Board of Education meeting has nearly a dozen items of concern on it.
Daily Mountain Eagle
March 7, 2017
"There seems to be a breakdown of the communication process between the state superintendent and the state board of education," Walker County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jason Adkins said. "It seems that career tech is going to be placed back under theÃÂ ...
AL.com
March 7, 2017
State board of education vice president Dr. Yvette Richardson, D-Birmingham, said no action will be taken, and that she called the work session after board members received hundreds of phone calls and emails from constituents concerned about actions ...
Times Daily
March 6, 2017
A special meeting of the Alabama State Board of Education is set for Wednesday after several board members in recent weeks have said they're concerned about a lack of communication from new State Superintendent Michael Sentance.
The Decatur Daily
March 5, 2017
Earning an education in Alabama schools should mean something, and, just like in life, tests help make sure we stay on track.
Montgomery Advertiser
March 3, 2017
The interim president at Alabama State University is facing a more permanent stay in his current position. In a board of trustees meeting Friday morning, chairwoman Alfreda Green disbanded the search committee that was charged with finding ASU's nextÃÂ ...
Topeka Capital Journal
March 3, 2017
Rachel Lee, of Alabama, teaches English language learners at Garden City High School. Western Kansas school have .... provide for funding beyond 2018.
Montgomery Advertiser
March 3, 2017
Mary Scott Hunter, a member of the State Board of Education, said in a statement on her Facebook page Friday she did "not expect any lessening of our commitment to the continued success of CTE in Alabama." Sentance said Friday that there was an ...
Montgomery Advertiser
March 3, 2017
While I am the only member of the Alabama State Board of Education that currently has children in public school taking the test, several of my colleagues have grandchildren.
AL.com
March 3, 2017
Both studies were shared with state board of education members by Alabama Superintendent Michael Sentance at the February work session.
AL.com
March 3, 2017
The Alabama Department of Education plans to hire a company formed by Huntsville City Schools Chief Financial Officer Jason Taylor to work on the state intervention into the Montgomery County school system.
Times Daily
March 2, 2017
"The costs of these services (by Taylor) is commensurate with market value expectations for someone with Mr. Taylor's professional experience and capabilities," Alabama State Department of Education spokesman Michael Sibley said. "MPS is in need ofÃÂ ...
JURIST
March 1, 2017
Virginia State Board of Education at al [opinion, PDF] that Virginia's redistricting scheme must be examined for racial bias.
Ars Technica
February 28, 2017
This bill follows the script of the legislation outlined above: the State Board of Education, school district boards of education, school district superintendents, and school principals are all forbidden from disciplining teachers who critique the ...
Birmingham Business Journal
February 27, 2017
Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Craig Pouncey has filed a lawsuit against a member of the State Board of Education and Alabama Department of Education officials. According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Pouncey claims an anonymous allegationÃÂ ...
Times Daily
February 27, 2017
MONTGOMERY - Several members of the Alabama State Board of Education said Monday they still have concerns about a large proposed contract with a company the state superintendent had dealings with - and with the board's overall lack of control inÃÂ ...
Times Daily
February 25, 2017
MONTGOMERY - State Superintendent Michael Sentance communicated with the education consulting company for which he was formerly associated about possible work with the State Department of Education months before the company was selected forÃÂ ...
The Decatur Daily
February 24, 2017
MONTGOMERY - State Superintendent Michael Sentance communicated with the education consulting company for which he was formerly associated about possible work with the State Department of Education months before the company was selected forÃÂ ...
Opelika Auburn News
February 24, 2017
Here in Alabama, quite a fuss was made when Sentance was chosen because many observers thought there were good, qualified in-state candidates with much more hands-on experience.
Alabama Today
February 24, 2017
While I am the only member of the Alabama State Board of Education that currently has children in public school taking the test, several of my colleagues have grandchildren.
AL.com
February 23, 2017
By Mary Scott Hunter, who represents the 8th District on the Alabama State Board of Education. She and her husband Jon live in Huntsville where their children attend public school.
Montgomery Advertiser
February 23, 2017
The lawsuit, which in many ways recaps information that came out in a legislative probe of the hiring complaint, seeks an unspecified amount of damages from State Board of Education member Mary Scott Hunter; Deputy Superintendent Philip Cleveland;ÃÂ ...
AL.com
February 22, 2017
Lawmakers were given another week to review proposed tweaks to Alabama's charter school law in the House education policy committee today, after the bill's sponsor, Rep. Terri Collins, R-Decatur, said the state department of education is working to ...
The Southeast Sun
February 20, 2017
According to a press release from the Alabama Department of Education, over 645 students entered the exhibit "to showcase the artistic talents of Alabama's public school students in Grades K-12." Four EHS students' work was included in the exhibit ...
AL.com
February 20, 2017
At the February work session, Alabama superintendent Michael Sentance told state board of education members he wants them to consider moving away from the current models of training teachers through the 11 in-service centers in programs in reading,ÃÂ ...
Birmingham Times
February 19, 2017
Dr. Ethel Hall was the first African-American to serve as vice president of the Alabama State Board of Education. Decatur, Ala., native Dr. Ethel Hall was the first African-American to serve as vice president of the Alabama State Board of Education, a ...
