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MONTGOMERY — The Alabama State Board of Education voted to adopt a new testing standard Thursday that will determine whether or not a third grader moves on to the next

Speaker of the House Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, and state Superintendent Eric Mackey say the Alabama Literacy Act’s holdback requirement won’t be delayed again.

Alabama leaders have spent more than $98 million on a relatively new incentive program to get more qualified math and science teachers in public school classrooms, but more information will

The Teacher Excellence and Accountability for Mathematics and Science program was approved by the Legislature and Gov. Kay Ivey in 2021.

The Alabama State Board of Education authorized a takeover of Sumter County Schools, citing financial and personnel issues in the district.

The percentage of Alabama third graders reading on grade level decreased 2% between 2022 and 2023, according to Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program scores released by the Alabama State Department of Education.

Few Alabama schools successfully got all second or third graders reading, but some did well.

Rep. Susan DuBose believes four-year colleges are not producing enough teachers.

As more states introduce school choice bills and adopt government education savings accounts (ESAs) programs, Virginia’s largest homeschooling ...