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Some advocates call for year-round learning.

Submitted This year, there are 6,474 students enrolled in Alabama schools across 59 different school districts that are not currently included in the Foundation Allocation program that funds Alabama’s schools – and with that funding deficit comes a requirement that local funding pick up those costs. Sen. Chris Elliott (R -Daphne) recently had a bill signed by Governor Ivey that he hopes can change that and help growing school systems across Alabama get their fair share of funding. “Under ...

Financial aid vote key to a more educated, better trained workforce Tim McCartney When the State Board of Education voted last week for a new policy that ensures students complete or opt-out of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), Alabama took an important step toward building a more educated workforce. FAFSA is the form colleges use to determine a student’s eligibility for federal financial aid, including Pell grants, work-study programs, and loans. Colleges and universities...

Dave Weis, the President of the Madison County Board of Education, said he see this FAFSA mandate as government overreach.

Alabama schools reported 257 new cases of COVID-19 among students and staff in the most recent week tallied.

State education board makes FAFSA applications or waivers a requirement The Alabama State Board of Education approved a proposal to require filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. (Source: WSFA 12 News) By WSFA Staff | April 8, 2021 at 7:02 PM EDT - Updated April 8 at 10:09 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The Alabama State Board of Education approved a proposal to make filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid a requirement. The new policy is to ensure that ...

Alabama becomes fourth state to require FAFSA to graduate high school Updated Apr 08, 2021; . Alabama is now the fourth state to require high school students to complete the Federal Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, before getting their diploma. The state board of education okayed the change with a 6 to 3 vote at Thursday’s meeting in Montgomery. The graduating Class of 2022 will be the first to need to fill out the FAFSA in order to graduate. Students will have a way to opt out...

The pandemic has upended almost every aspect of school. Educators are rethinking instruction, testing, teacher preparation, the role of technology, attendance and even the length of a school day and structure of a school year.

SEVERE WX : Tornado Watch - Flash Flood Watch - Flood Warning - Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Flood Advisory View Alerts Alabama using standardized testing to assess coronavirus learning gap The state superintendent hopes this years standardized and assessment tests will give them a look at how all the recent school changes impacted your kids education. Posted: Mar 15, 2021 6:17 PM Updated: Mar 15, 2021 9:33 PM Posted By: Alex Torres-Perez Standardized testing in Alabama will not be c...

It will be up to the Alabama Department of Public Health to decide.