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For support related to COVID-19, families can call the state’s support line at 1-888-442-1793 to get connected to services, online support groups and educational materials for managing anxiety ...

As the first day of school approaches in central Alabama, local organizations are joining forces to ensure students are ...

Alabama is in the midst of a teaching shortage, and according to Mackey, Alabama had a teacher shortage before the pandemic. Mackey said that when he announced this program superintendents cheered.

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, R, is reacting to news that the Trump administration is preparing to release more than a billion dollars in frozen grants that were approved to support after-school and ...

Some Alabama school districts could get hundreds of dollars more per student, totaling as much as $11 million in additional funding, to support high-needs students. Districts with lots of English ...

When Gov. Ivey announced the CHOOSE Act on Tuesday, few education leaders were surprised. Here's what they think about the $100 million plan.

Franklin County, in north Alabama, is home to one of the state’s largest populations of Mexican and Central American immigrants. Many of them migrated in the early 1990s and now make up about a ...

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey will receive a $32,500 raise this year, raising his annual income to at least $325,000. That’s a shift from a draft contract that would have paid Mackey ...

Dr. Allison King, Government Relations Manager at the Alabama Education Association, says those needs should focus on teachers and support staff — a request made by Ivey to lawmakers.

State education leaders have battled the teacher shortage for years but now they are hopeful a potential pay raise will solve their issues. “The only way we’re going to be able to staff our schools ...