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Pughsley also is Alternate State Teacher of the Year for the 2023-24 school year.

The chairman of the Senate Education Policy committee has filed a bill that would expand the number of households that could claim scholarships under the Alabama Accountability Act and more than double the schools that could fall under it.

The recognition came alongside cash for schools in Birmingham, Huntsville and other communities.

Currently, it's up to parents and activists to take a book-by-book, school-by-school approach.

Jefferson County Schools declared a ransomware emergency earlier this week.

The Alabama Supercomputer Authority, which provides free Internet and cybersecurity services to all schools statewide, warned the Board of Education about an increase in ransomware and phishing attacks.

A state lawmaker says more people need to know personal finance basics.

State Superintendent Eric Mackey said he believes there will be some form of teacher pay raise, although he’s unsure of what it will be.

A northern Alabama community with large numbers of Hispanic immigrants is using federal COVID-19 relief money to fund an experiment to better serve students who are still learning English. They

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) — As part of an exercise to help the class learn English, a third grader pulled a block from a Jenga tower and read aloud a question written on one side. “Where,” the boy read, then slowly sounded out the other words: “Where would you like to visit?”