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7h ago | Education, News, | By Trisha Powell Crain

New reading results show which Alabama districts gained, lost ground

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama’s statewide third-grade reading scores were nearly unchanged this spring, but newly released district-level results show wide variation across the state, with some school systems posting large gains and others losing ground. The results, released Thursday by the Alabama State Department of Education, offer the first local look at how districts performed […]

New reading results show which Alabama districts gained, lost ground

7h ago | Education, News, | By Trisha Powell Crain

Alabama teacher prep programs outpace nation in science of reading review

7h ago | Education, News, | By Trisha Powell Crain

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama teacher preparation programs are among the strongest in the nation when it comes to preparing future elementary teachers to teach children how to read, according to a new national review released this week. Alabama has spent the past several years trying to change how reading is taught in early grades, and […]

Alabama teacher prep programs outpace nation in science of reading review

7h ago | Education, News, | By Trisha Powell Crain

Trump urges voters to support Barry Moore ahead of runoff against Jared Hudson

7h ago | Campaign 2026, News, | By Alex Angle

President Donald Trump used a telephone rally Thursday to give another nod to Rep. Barry Moore, who is in a tough fight for Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat against ex-Navy SEAL Jared Hudson. Trump’s endorsement helped propel Moore to lead the Republican field in the May primary, placing ahead of Hudson by about 14 points. The […]