Tag: Alabama Education Association
Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee approves rule change banning AEA, NEA...
On Saturday, the Alabama Republican Party State Executive Committee voted to pass a rule change barring candidates for State Board of Education, county school superintendent, and...
Alabama lawmakers advance historic pay raises for teachers
Alabama lawmakers are poised to approve the largest pay raises in a generation for experienced public school teachers in an effort to...
Kay Ivey faces decision on promotion requirement for 3rd graders
After the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted classrooms, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey faces a decision whether to delay next year’s high-stakes requirement to hold...
Teachers group files suit over charter school
The state teachers lobby filed a fraud lawsuit Friday against the creators of a planned charter school in south Alabama accusing them...
Alabama Education Association calls for end to state’s ‘Failing Schools List’
The Alabama Education Association (AEA) — statewide professional organization that represents public school employees in the state of — is asking state lawmakers to repeal the Alabama...
AEA helps Irondale teachers fight back against city’s new occupational tax
Despite public outcry, the City of Irondale, Ala. unanimously approved and passed a one percent occupational tax during its Council Meeting back in May,...
Here’s why Alabama’s Open Meetings Law is important to you
“It was pretty egregious,” said Brandon Cox, publisher and editor at the paper as well as the author of the column that sparked the...
Will Barfoot and the art of the political mulligan
With the election of President Donald Trump, the true spirit of the Republican Party — small government and fiscal conservatism — is even more popular than it...
Judge rules against Montgomery’s first charter school; won’t open in 2018
Montgomery’s first charter school is no longer on track to open in 2018.
On Tuesday, Circuit Judge J.R. Gaines ruled the Alabama Public Charter School...
Women of Influence: Alabama Democratic Party Chair Nancy Worley
Nancy Worley has been an influencer in the state of Alabama for over forty years.
Worley, a lifelong resident of the Yellowhammer State, grew up...
