With Senate Republicans still divided over proposed changes to the state’s controversial Accountability Act — and time running out to get any changes approved this session — the House of Representatives Tuesday night passed legislation that would make comparatively minor changes to the law. Arguments over an income limit on tax credits for students in [...]
A long-in-the-works report on school safety in Alabama is set to be released tomorrow morning that may include legislative proposals for improving the safety and security of students. The report stems from a joint meeting of the House and Senate Education Policy committees, called in January in the wake of the deadly school shootings at [...]
Gov. Robert Bentley Thursday morning signed a controversial bill that would allow families of students in failing schools to claim tax credits if they transfer to a private school or to a non-failing public school. The governor said at a press conference he hoped the legislation would encourage all schools in the state to work [...]
A school flexibility bill went into conference committee Thursday afternoon and came back three times longer and with a series of tax credits for families of students in failing public schools to place their kids in non-failing schools, including private ones. The changes took place Thursday afternoon and stunned a number of lobbyists and lawmakers. [...]
After a contentious debate, the House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill that would reorganize the state’s law enforcement agencies under the guidance of a new cabinet-level officer. The House approved the bill 67 to 26 after an all-day debate led by the House’s black caucus, which raised objections to an absence of training standards [...]