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Alabama State Senator Proposes to Replace Elected State School Board

December 8, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Alabama State Senator Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) proposed replacing Alabama’s elected state board of education with an appointed “board of counsel.”

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2018 Bills, Alabama, Alabama Senate, Alabama State Board of Education, Betty Peters, Greg Albritton, SB 25

Michael Sentance Out as Alabama’s State School Chief

September 14, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

On the verge of being fired, Alabama’s State Superintendent of Education, Michael Sentance, resigned prior to the Alabama State Board’s scheduled meeting.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama State Board of Education, Michael Sentance

Not Going to Hold My Breath That Alabama Will Repeal Common Core

August 11, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

Alabama State Board of Education met on Thursday and no action was taken on Betty Peters’ resolution to eliminate Common Core. 

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama State Board of Education, Betty Peters, Common Core, Michael Sentence

Alabama State Board of Education To Address Common Core

August 9, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The Alabama State Board of Education will consider a draft resolution that would rescind the Common Core State Standards by August 1, 2018.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Alabama College and Career Readiness Standards, Alabama State Board of Education, Betty Peters, Common Core State Standards

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?

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: ACT Aspire, Alabama, Alabama State Board of Education, Betsy DeVos, Betty Peters, Donald Trump, ESSA Waivers, Every Student Succeeds Act, Michael Sentance

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.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama, Alabama State Board of Education, Common Core State Standards, Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, Michael Sentance, NAEP, Robert Bentley

Alabama Common Core Repeal Bill Receives Tepid Response

February 5, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Another attempt to repeal the Common Core State Standards in Alabama was met with apathy among some legislators and mocking by a taxpayer-funded lobbyist.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Alabama, Alabama House, Alabama Senate, Alabama State Board of Education, Common Core State Standards, Del Marsh, Rusty Glover, Terri Collins, Tracey Meyer

Alabama Baptists Call for Common Core Repeal

November 20, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

Last year the Alabama Baptist Convention passed a resolution that stopped short of calling for the repeal of the Common Core State Standards.  At this year’s annual meeting they passed a resolution that called for a full repeal.  The convention that met last week at Lakeside Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL passed the resolution without […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Alabama, Alabama Baptist Convention, Alabama State Board of Education, Common Core State Standards, Plan 2020

Common Core Opposition Is Key Issue for Many Campaigns

June 17, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I wanted to draw your attention to an interesting article in The Washington Times.  Here is an excerpt: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, a Republican, cites opposition to Common Core as a key reason for her endorsement of state Rep. Chris McDaniel over incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran in Mississippi’s hotly contested Republican Senate primary. Former […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Alabama State Board of Education, Chris McDaniel, Common Core State Standards, David Brat, Eric Cantor, Jack Hatch, Lee Hieb, T.W. Shannon, Terry Branstad

Alabama State School Board Primary Results Are A Mixed Bag

June 4, 2014 By Shane Vander Hart

I would like to offer my congratulations to Betty Peters who survived a very tough primary.  Betty serves on the Alabama State Board of Education and has been a friend to Truth in American Education.  Other than Betty it doesn’t look like Common Core opponents faired too well. From AL.com: Two candidates who have tacitly […]

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Alabama Republican Primary, Alabama State Board of Education, Barry Sadler, Betty Peters, Common Core State Standards, Cynthia McCarty, Mary Scott Hunter, Patricia McGriff

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