Henry Mabry,executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association (The Huntsville Times/Michael Mercier)

Lawmakers vote to remove AEA chief from teachers’ retirement board

Story by: Kim Chandler | kchandler@al.com
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Ala. House panel OKs $5.7 billion education budget

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama House Ways and Means-Education Committee has approved a $5.74 billion education budget that includes a contentious proposal for the state to pay $5 million for liability insurance for teachers. The Alabama Education Association currently provides liability insurance for its members. Some Democrats claimed that members of the Republican majority [...]
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Alabama’s Governor Signs Education Bill Allowing School Choice

Alabama’s Gov. Robert Bentley has signed a sweeping education bill that gives tax credits to parents who want to transfer their children from a failing public school to another public or private school. The bill became law one day after the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit against it was premature. The controversial Alabama [...]
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Circuit Court Judge Charles Price talks with attorneys in his courtroom in Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, March 6, 2013. (AP)

Alabama judge blocks governor from signing school choice bill

Published March 07, 2013 /FoxNews.com An Alabama judge has blocked the signing of a hotly contested education bill that has divided the state Legislature. Democrats are heralding the decision as a victory but state GOP leaders say the bill was passed fair and square and say the judicial branch needs to butt out of the [...]
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Alabama closer to getting $50 million for tech education

The Alabama Legislature is getting closer to selling $50 million in bonds to buy equipment for technical programs in Alabama’s public schools. The Senate Finance and Taxation-Education Committee on Wednesday approved bond issue legislation that passed the House earlier. The bill now goes to the Senate. Alabama’s director of technical education, Philip Cleveland, says public [...]
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Bentley struggles to delay school tax credits

May 18, 2013 // PHILLIP RAWLS Associated Press

MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley isn't getting support from key Republicans or Democrats for his proposal to delay private school tax credits for budgetary reasons for two years. But Bentley is not giving up on his efforts to try and...
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Standard Tests Do Reveal Which Teachers Are Best

March 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

I thought this article was note worthy. Peter Orzag is a Democrat and has worked for President Obama. Even he is saying that granting tenure to and paying teachers based upon student performance makes a huge difference...

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