Fifty-five new pre-K classrooms will be added in 25 counties this fall, Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education said Tuesday.
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Ivey signs state budgets into law
Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law the state’s two budgets Monday after a unique and at some points tense final weeks of the 2020 regular legislative session.
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New report analyzes structure of ALSDE, recommends overhaul of internal functions
The Alabama State Board of Education and Alabama Department of Education will spend the next two months creating a strategy plan to better organize the department and improve Alabama’s K-12 education system.
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Weekend Digest- May 17, 2020
Good afternoon and Happy Sunday! Here’s your Daily News for May 17. 1. Prison building plans inch forward Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration inched forward with a plan to lease three mega-prisons built by private companies as the Department of Corrections on Friday opened bids from two companies seeking the contracts. Ivey’s office said they are...
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Community Colleges plan on opening campuses in fall; System working to improve distance learning
Alabama Community College System leadership on Wednesday said campuses are planning to reopen in the fall, subject to guidance from Gov. Kay Ivey regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Weekend Digest- May 10, 2020
Good afternoon and Happy Mother’s Day! Shout out to all the hard working and inspiring women out there, and a special shout out to my own mother who I wouldn’t be where I am today without. Love you, Mom!! Here’s your Daily News for May 10. 1. Lawmakers send Ivey $7.2B education budget, plan to return...
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House passes education budget, General Fund goes to Ivey
Alabama lawmakers continued their budget-focused, abbreviated session Thursday, sending the General Fund budget to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk and getting one step closer to final passage of the education budget.
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Budgets on the move; Speaker says no other bills will be considered
A House committee Wednesday approved the Senate-passed $2.38 billion General Fund budget, putting it and the $7.3 billion education budget in line for final passage by Saturday.
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House committee approves $7.2 billion education budget
A House committee on Tuesday approved a $7.2 billion 2021 education budget, a first critical step in funding the state's public schools, community colleges and universities.
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Weekend Digest – May 3, 2020
Good afternoon and happy Sunday! Here's your Daily News for May 3, 2020.