Alabama

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Alabama
States Common Core and 'Smile Intensity': Together at Last?
As Missouri lawmakers consider requiring a review of the common core, some of its critics link it to a federal report on facial recognition technology.
Andrew Ujifusa, May 13, 2013
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Assessment Indiana Could Back Out of Common-Core Tests
New commissioner Glenda Ritz wants the state to go its own way with standardized tests.
Catherine Gewertz, May 1, 2013
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1 min read
States Michigan House Approves Budget Stripping Common Core Funds
The Michigan House of Representatives has approved a budget stripping funding from the Common Core State Standards; the measure now moves to the state Senate.
Andrew Ujifusa, April 25, 2013
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2 min read
Assessment Will Florida Back Out of Common Tests?
The commissioner of education says the state should consider other alternatives to PARCC, including ACT's new ASPIRE system.
Catherine Gewertz, April 25, 2013
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1 min read
States Alabama Anti-Common-Core Bill Dies; Rhetoric Turns Bizarre
The Alabama Senate has killed a bill that would have required the state to drop the Common Core State Standards.
Andrew Ujifusa, April 24, 2013
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3 min read
States How Far Will Anti-Common-Core Bill Go in Alabama?
On April 17, the Alabama Senate Education Committee voted to approve a bill requiring the state to drop the common core.
Andrew Ujifusa, April 18, 2013
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2 min read
States Having Rejected Common Tests, Alabama Opts for New ACT Exam
The move holds symbolic importance for the two federally funded assessment consortia, which are mindful of maintaining membership in order to stay viable.
Catherine Gewertz, April 15, 2013
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability Anti-Common-Core Effort Crops Up in Mich., Dies in Ala. Legislature
One state begins considering an anti-common-core bill, while another ends that debate.
Catherine Gewertz, March 22, 2013
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1 min read
School Choice & Charters Charter Expansions and Voucher Initiatives Face Votes in State Legislatures
A variety of bills regarding the expansion of charter schools and tax-credit scholarship programs are moving through state legislatures.
Katie Ash, March 18, 2013
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2 min read
Law & Courts Alabama Gov. Signs Tax-Credit Bill, But Teachers' Union Vows Fight
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley signed a tax-credit scholarship bill March 14, but a state teachers' union will continue to oppose it.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 15, 2013
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2 min read
States Common Core Rattles and Rolls in Nebraska, Kansas, Alabama
Nebraska, one of the few states that has not adopted the common standards, sends a signal that it could be reconsidering.
Catherine Gewertz, March 15, 2013
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1 min read
Standards & Accountability Bill to Drop Common Core in Alabama Killed by State Senate
The Alabama Senate has tabled a bill that would have required the state to drop the Common Core State Standards, effectively killing the measure.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 13, 2013
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2 min read
Kay Day, an Alabama tea party member, demonstrates in front of the statehouse in Montgomery, protesting the state's participation in the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy.
Kay Day, an Alabama tea party member, demonstrates in front of the statehouse in Montgomery, protesting the state's participation in the Common Core State Standards in math and literacy.
Dave Martin/AP
Standards & Accountability Choice, Standards Ignite Debate in Alabama
A tax-credit-based scholarship program and implementation of common core are proving politically divisive.
Andrew Ujifusa, March 12, 2013
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6 min read
School Choice & Charters Tax-Credit Vouchers Pushed Through Ala. Legislature
In a surprise move, legislators in Alabama pushed through a school flexibility bill, which was retooled shortly before its passage to include tax-credit vouchers.
Katie Ash, March 5, 2013
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2 min read
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