About Betty Peters

Betty Peters is a TAE advocate from Kinsey, AL. She represents District 2 on the Alabama State Board of Education. In 1983 she graduated summa cum laude from Troy University (Dothan) with a B.S. in accounting. She served on the university’s newspaper staff and was president of Gamma Beta Phi National Honor Society. Betty is a member of the National Association of Scholars, Eagle Forum of Alabama, the Dothan Chamber of Commerce, the Houston County Children’s Policy Council and the Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

What Do the Feds Expect Us To Do Without the ESSA Waiver?

June 15, 2017 By Betty Peters

Betty Peters: Is the US Department of Education afraid allowing Alabama to choose its assessment would make it stray too far from the federal corral?

Alabama Elects to March Toward True Progress in Education

September 9, 2016 By Betty Peters

Betty Peters: Michael Sentance gave us a clear outline for his vision of education, modeled on the highly successful reform effort he had been part of in Massachusetts.