Alabama schools have been notified that a federal grant meant for the state will be released. At the end of June, the U.S. Department of Education paused billions of dollars in grant funding for ...

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Holt is an example of how small schools can support more students with different language abilities. In the 2023-24 school year, Holt Elementary had 58 English learners, almost twice as many as a ...

A new partnership aims to reshape the future of Northeast Alabama by connecting students, workers, and communities to cutting ...

Three years after the Alabama State Department of Education launched CS4Alabama to promote computer science in K-12 schools, proponents say legislative support and educator certifications have ...

Alabama relies heavily on federal dollars to support its education system. According to data from the 2020–2021 school year, federal funding accounted for 15% of the state’s total education ...

Lawmakers are hoping a $9.9 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) will change the quality of learning for students in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The state education budget for the 2025-26 school year is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature.Tuesday afternoon, the Senate gave the package final approval. The ...

MONTGOMERY — At a joint legislative committee meeting this week to explore the idea of updating Alabama’s K-12 education funding model, several lawmakers said they were surprised to learn how ...

Alabama’s State Education Superintendent, Dr. Eric Mackey said the state assuming additional roles would give local school districts more flexibility and control over how they use federal funds.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Lawmakers are hoping a $9.9 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) will change the quality of learning for students in Alabama. That money will go towards everything fro… ...