Tag: charter school
LGBTQ Charter school denied again but supporters are forging ahead
At the September 10 charter school commission meeting, the Alabama Public Charter School Commission rejected the application for the first LGBTQ charter...
Rachel Blackmon Bryars: Four myths to dispel during Alabama School Choice...
Gov. Kay Ivey recently proclaimed this “Alabama School Choice Week” and thousands of families are celebrating reforms created by the Alabama Accountability Act, including scholarships so...
Parker Snider: Charter schools are keeping promises
On the campaign trail in 2012, Mitt Romney remarked that "charter schools are so successful that almost every politician can find something good to...
New charter school brings integration to Alabama county
At 7:50 a.m. Monday, when classes started at University Charter School, students in kindergarten through eighth grade began a new era, hardly aware of...
Sumter County Board of Education seeks to stop charter school opening
The case of an Alabama county board of education that’s trying to stop the opening of a charter school this fall will be heard...
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...
Building falls through for Montgomery’s first charter school
The LEAD Academy, Montgomery, Ala.'s first charter school is still looking for a building for its students.
The charter school was approved earlier in February,...
2 more Alabama charter schools approved by state commission board
The Alabama Public Charter School Commission on Tuesday approved two more public charter schools to open in Alabama.
One, the University of West Alabama's application to operate the University Charter...
Alabama’s first charter school approved for Mobile
Plans to open Alabama's first charter school have been approved.
The Alabama Charter School Commission voted Tuesday to allow the Accel Day and Evening Academy to begin operations...
Alabama business roundup: Headlines from across the state
Can you guess how many AL counties have more registered voters than adult residents? Find out more about a possible new electricity-natural gas utility...