Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:07 PM EDT2012-05-22 23:07:37 GMT
Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice is asking the U.S. Dept. of Education to temporarily freeze yearly progress requirements in the state. Benchmarks for schools' adequate yearly progress areMore >>
Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Dr. Casey Wardynski said he understands the reasoning behind the request to suspend AYP goals for one year.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 12:36 PM EDT2012-05-22 16:36:27 GMT
Tuition at Jacksonville State University will cost $10 more per credit hour, increasing the cost from $255 to $265 per credit hour. The tuition increase is in response to JSU's budget being cut by 4 percent,More >>
JSU is raising tuition by $10 per credit hour starting in the fall. More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 8:36 AM EDT2012-05-22 12:36:31 GMT
Sometimes it just feels good to go back home. That's the case for Eclectic Elementary School teacher Malarie Futral. After graduating from Auburn Montgomery, she's now teaching in the same classroomsMore >>
Sometimes it just feels good to go back home. That's the case for Eclectic Elementary School teacher Malarie Futral. After graduating from Auburn Montgomery, she's now teaching in the same classroomsMore >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:00 PM EDT2012-05-22 03:00:34 GMT
Rarely a day goes by that Wetumpka High School Math teacher Lisa Crownover isn't teaching. Her students know she only misses school for emergencies. But they also know, not every teacher has the sameMore >>
Rarely a day goes by that Wetumpka High School Math teacher Lisa Crownover isn't teaching. Her students know she only misses school for emergencies. But they also know, not every teacher has the same philosophy...More >>
Among the legislation passed by the Alabama State Legislature was a bill to lower the school starting age from 7 to 6. WSFA 12 News reporter Melissa Johnson has the details.More >>
MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -
It's the calm before the sales tax holiday storm. Crayons, pencils and long clear aisles; that's the attraction for teacher and parent Ashley Bargainer.
"I do not want to be here on sales tax holiday. It's just not worth it."
The bargain for Bargainer, picking out supplies with her daughter minus the chaos and bumper to bumper buggies.
"I have plenty on my plate, I don't need to fight people at target."
As Bargainer and her children prepare to return to the classroom, their list is much like everyone else's: "We're looking for index cards, big binders, pens and pencils."
In a matter of minutes, the mother-daughter duo knock out the family's list and it's the moment of truth.
Target manager Andrew Petersen helped WSFA 12 News with an "unscientific sales tax holiday experiment".
"The extra money would be nice, I am going to pretend I didn't see that." laughed Bargainer.
Ashley Bargainer wants to avoid the crowds during the sales tax holiday at all costs. But what will it cost her?
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