In Alabama, those pressures are amplified by underfunding and uneven support across districts. Now, a new WalletHub study ...

The announcement regarding the release of over $1 billion in funding came after a letter was written by 10 Senate Republicans ...

A partnership between a recently established economic development organization and various credentialing and education programs in the region will promote cybersecurity, robotics, IT, STEM and other ...

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Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday signed Alabama’s budgets for the 2026 fiscal year. The Education Trust Fund (ETF) will provide nearly $10 billion in funding for the state’s various education programs ...

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

As public K-12 schools and universities in Alabama and across the nation prepare for the potential closure of the U.S. Department of Education, concerns are mounting over the impact on funding and ...

Alabama lawmakers will consider a bill that will divert hundreds of millions of dollars that have previously gone directly to K-12 and higher education into a new savings account and cap future ...

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 ...

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.