Sources: State Board plans to fire Superintendent Michael Sentance
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State School Board plans to fire State Superintendent Michael Sentance, two source close to the board have told APR. Those sources, who spoke on...
View ArticleIn praise of doing what’s right
By Larry Lee Education Matters Ain’t no way 11 months ago I would ever write what I am now writing. That’s because I had just watched state school board member Stephanie Bell raise her hand on Aug. 11...
View ArticleState Superintendent Michael Sentance Resigns
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter When the Alabama School Board chose Massachusetts Attorney Michael Sentance to be the Superintendent of Alabama’s school systems it was a controversial...
View ArticleSchool Board to hold state superintendent interviews as early as April
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama State School Board has voted to extend Interim State Superintendent Ed Richardson’s contract until the end of June. According to the timeline...
View ArticleDebate over formation of city school boards dominates Senate committee meeting
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter One committee meeting in the statehouse on Wednesday was met with debates over the qualifications to start a school board by city governments. The bill,...
View ArticleBilling records show Balch attorneys played substantial role in state...
Billing records obtained by the Alabama Political Reporter show that attorneys from the law firm Balch & Bingham were heavily involved in the Alabama State Department’s flawed superintendent search...
View ArticleIvey signs resolution urging school board to hold nationwide search for next...
Friday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a resolution urging the Alabama Board of Education to broaden its search for a new superintendent. State Representative Randall Shedd, R-Cullman, expressed his...
View ArticleOpinion | Another abnormal Alabama superintendent search
Why can’t we just do normal stuff? What is it about government in Alabama — from the governor’s office to the state Legislature to probate judges to boards of education — that requires off-the-wall...
View ArticleA new state superintendent, more controversy
If the State Board of Education is picking a new superintendent, count on controversy. Eric Mackey, the head of the Superintendents of Alabama group, was selected as the state’s newest superintendent...
View ArticleOpinion | Warning: Your blood may boil
OK. It is not unusual for me to lose my cool in this very weird and very crazy political turmoil swirling around us. And why not when we are engulfed in adults acting like children? However, none of...
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