University Of West Alabama Works Hard For Rural Areas
Editor's note: One of the truly fun things I've done in the last few years is come to know the good folks at the University of West Alabama. They are passionate about helping rural communities and their schools. The following article details some of their work....
More Bad News For Woodland Prep
Circuit Judge Gaines McCorquodale issued his ruling Feb 4 on Woodland Prep's motion to dismiss a law suit against them. The motion was denied and the suit now moves forward. The Alabama Education Association filed suit last August against Soner Tarim, the Texas-based...
Praise The Lord. Woodland Prep Gets Bad News From Charter Commission.
Finally. Thankfully. Mercifully. The colossal mishmash of an attempt to open a charter school in Washington County has now been taken off of life support and left to flop, flounder and gasp its last breath by the state charter school commission. The application to...
You Can’t Have It Both Ways
There are 138 school systems in Alabama. All 67 counties have one, then there are another 71 local community systems. All are different. All have different resources and different challenges. They range from Mobile County with an enrollment of 52,741 to Linden with...
A Look At Survey Numbers Re: Amendment One
Alabama voters will be asked to approve or disapprove Amendment One on March 3. A YES vote will switch us from an elected state school board to one appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state senate. A NO vote will keep our present system of electing state...
LEAD Academy Charter Can’t Win For Losing
The news for Montgomery's LEAD Academy charter school has become a broken record. One bad news story after another. This time The Montgomery Advertiser published a story on Jan. 28 that LEAD's education guru, Soner Tarim of Houston, is no longer involved with the...
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