Thursday, May 24 2012 3:37 PM EDT2012-05-24 19:37:00 GMT
The Montgomery Public School System is releasing an updated proposed calendar for the upcoming 2012-13 school year after State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice requested systems hold firm to a calendar ofMore >>
The Montgomery Public School System is releasing an updated proposed calendar for the upcoming 2012-13 school year after State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice requested systems hold firm to a calendar ofMore >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 10:14 AM EDT2012-05-24 14:14:07 GMT
FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - A new report shows that more Alabama students read beneath their grade level than the national average. The Alliance for Excellent Education's 2011 Nation's Report Card in readingMore >>
A new report shows that more Alabama students read beneath their grade level than the national average.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:06 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:06:28 GMT
You can hear the drum line of Notasulga High school miles away as band members welcome the graduating class of 1964 back to Macon County for a ceremony that's been long overdue. "I kind of thought IMore >>
There are a lot of excited high school seniors waiting for their graduation ceremonies. The 2012 graduating class of Notasulga High had two honorees a part of their ceremony Wednesday night. These students were the first to integrate schools in Macon County, but never got a chance to participate in a graduation ceremony until now.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:06 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:06:16 GMT
Huntsville City Schools plans to equip every student with a laptop or tablet. The district is already on its way to leasing up to 11,000 new laptops. Officials said they got a good deal too.More >>
Huntsville City Schools plans to equip every student with a laptop or tablet. The district is already on its way to leasing up to 11,000 new laptops. Officials said they got a good deal too.More >>
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 >>
Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win.More >>
Mitt Romney swept the Kentucky and Arkansas Republican presidential primaries Tuesday, inching closer to the GOP nomination he is certain to win.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:14 AM EDT2012-05-23 11:14:29 GMT
A former Alabama congressman who lost a bid for governor may be getting back into politics. A political blog at buzz feed reports Artur Davis could run for Congress in 2014 as a Republican in Virginia.More >>
A former Alabama congressman who lost a bid for governor may be getting back into politics...More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 5:43 AM EDT2012-05-21 09:43:32 GMT
(CNN) – Former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich ended his campaign earlier this month nearly $4.8 million in debt. That's according to a report filed with the Federal Election Commission. Gingrich'sMore >>
Former presidential candidate Newt Gingrich ended his campaign earlier this month nearly $4.8 million in debt.
A Republican state senator told a prayer breakfast in Fort Payne that doubling teachers' pay would attract people to teaching who aren't qualified.
The Times-Journal reported Wednesday (http://bit.ly/zCZL2U ) that Sen. Shadrack McGill said, "It's a biblical principle. If you double a teacher's pay scale, you'll attract people who aren't called to teach."
The freshman senator from Woodville said teaching is a calling, and people who are called to teach would do it regardless of the pay scale.
He said it's "the ability that God gave them."
McGill also said that the 61 percent raise that the Legislature gave itself in 2007 was good because the annual compensation of $49,500 made legislators less susceptible to taking bribes.
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Sen. Shadrack McGill
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