State Senator Tom Whatley of Auburn withdrew from a disputed race in the Republican primary in the east Alabama district he has represented for 12 years. The state Republican Party declared Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey its nominee for the November 8 general election. The state Republican Party had declared
The Alabama State Board of Education approved a set of changes to teacher testing requirements in an effort to put more teachers in classrooms this fall. The changes take effect immediately and will be in place through the 2023-24 school year. Currently, teachers must pass the Praxis teacher test in
Governor Kay Ivey announced more than $2 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. The funding is made available through the Annual Grant Program, a program created under the Rebuild Alabama Act. The Rebuild Alabama Act requires ALDOT to establish
The Alabama Department of Education received approval to award a $4.2 million contract for Boston-based Public Consulting Group to overhaul special education to improve services and outcomes. The contract will be paid for with federal funding. According to the state department of education, the plan is to build a framework
Alabama’s prison finance authority sold $509 million in bonds to help build two large men’s prisons, leaving the state about $200 million short of what it expects to need for the projects. State Finance Director Bill Poole said that will not change or delay plans for the 4,000-bed prisons in
The need to resolve Alabama’s statewide teacher shortage issue led to the creation of a new fully online early child development degree offered by Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences. The program was formed in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education. The fully online program will be offered in
During a recent appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capital Journal,” State Rep. Terri Collins of Decatur, who authored the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, detailed how efforts to support infants could soon be addressed by state lawmakers. In this year’s regular session of the legislature, $4 million in the general budget
The air outside isn’t the only thing heating up quick in Alabama. The state’s track record in economic development continues its hot streak. Now that she’s officially the Republican nominee for governor, Kay Ivey will no doubt tout Alabama’s recent record of bringing in new industry and jobs while she’s
Gov. Kay Ivey announced that Area Development, a national business publication, has selected Alabama for a Silver Shovel Award, recognizing the state’s economic development successes in 2021. The honor reflects strong recruitment results for the Alabama team, with companies announcing new facilities and expansion projects involving $7.7 billion in new capital
In a recent interview with Fox News, Former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett had a backpack full of negative education news to share, noting the benchmark of third-grade reading proficiency and how badly many school districts are missing it, often due to pandemic-induced learning loss. But he he also pointed to a bright spot: the continual and
