The K-12 subcommittee of the House Education Policy Committee met on Wednesday afternoon where Rep. Jim Barton, R-Mobile, asked committee members to approve HB 254, a repeal of the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards. read more
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Common Core Repeal Effort Dies Again, This Time in the House
Administrator - Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Two-year college chancellor touts workforce opportunities
Administrator - Thursday, March 14, 2013
Alabama’s two-year college system is a willing partner with business and industry for training and educating current and next-generation employees, Alabama Community College System Chancellor Dr. Mark Heinrich told the Business Council of Alabama’s board of directors. read more
Effort to Repeal Common Core Standards Dies in Committee
Administrator - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
For now,the effort to repeal the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards is dead, as the Senate Education Committee voted this morning to carry over indefinitely SB 190, by Sen. Dick Brewbaker, R-Pike Road. read more
Senate Education Committee Postpones Vote on College and Career Ready Standards
Administrator - Wednesday, March 06, 2013
The Senate Education Committee on Wednesday morning carried over SB 190, the bill to repeal and defund the Alabama College and Career Ready Standards adopted by the State Board of Education in November 2010. read more
Senate Majority Leader: Method to pass school bill was necessary (UPDATE: Judge temporarily blocks bill’s transmittal to governor)
Administrator - Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Senate Majority Leader Jabo Waggoner on Tuesday told the Business Council of Alabama’s Governmental Affairs Committee that the way the Senate passed a controversial school flexibility and tax credit bill last week was necessary but he was ashamed of the unprofessional reaction by some. read more
School Flexibility Bill on the Goal Line
Administrator - Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Senate today after a brief filibuster and a successful cloture petition passed HB 84, the Local Control School Flexibility Act sponsored by Rep. Chad Fincher, R-Semmes. The bipartisan vote was 26-7, but the Senate-amended bill was returned to the House where it originated for consideration. Fincher opposed the Senate amendment and asked the House to non-concur and send the bill to a conference committee. read more
Senate Education Committee approves school flexibility bill
Administrator - Thursday, February 21, 2013
After successfully fending off dozens of potential amendments, the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday favorably reported HB84, the Local Control School Flexibility Act of 2013. read more
House Passes School Flexibility Act
Administrator - Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday passed HB 84 by Rep. Chad Fincher, R-Semmes. The bill, known as the Local Control School Flexibility Act, passed by a vote of 65 to 37 after Rep. Wayne Johnson, R-Madison, made a motion to move the previous question (cloture) which then ended nearly four hours of debate. read more
Chairman of BCA's Education and Workforce Preparedeness Committee, Bob Powers quoted in a New York Times story discussing Pre-k.
Administrator - Thursday, February 14, 2013
The chairman of the Business Council of Alabama's Education and Workforce Preparedness Committee, Bob Powers, is quoted in today's New York Times, on what Alabama's business community in partnership with the Business Education Alliance is doing to give all of the state's four-year-olds a chance to succeed. read more
Senate Committee Approves School Flexibility Act
Administrator - Wednesday, February 13, 2013
On a vote of 9 to 0, the Senate Education committee gave a favorable report to SB 54, by Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, which is known as the Local Control School Flexibility Act. read more
