Now that the latest "Marsh Monster", otherwise known as SB119 has passed the state senate, it will move downstairs to the House of Representatives.  As you probably know, this is the bill to repeal the Alabama College & Career ready academic standards and insure that...

One of the definitions of "farce" is "an empty or patently ridiculous act, proceeding, or situation." I can think of no better example than the effort by Senator Del Marsh to repeal the Alabama College & Career Ready standards. First Marsh was a staunch supporter of...

Rep. Terri Collins of Decatur chairs the Education Policy committee in the Alabama House of Representatives.  This means she will have a lot of input as to how Del Marsh's attempt to repeal the Alabama College & Career ready standards proceeds when it comes across the...

As we have mentioned repeatedly lately, Senator Del Marsh has declared war on the Alabama College & Career standards. Why?  He says it is because Alabama students are going backwards and we have to blame it on something.  (Even though he admitted to a principal this...

Politicians love numbers.  Even ones that are deceptive.  I suppose they think the public is too dumb to catch their sleight of hand. Which means that no one should be surprised that the "talking points" put out by Del Marsh to promote his bill to roll back our...

Courtney Wilborn is principal of White Plains Middle School in Calhoun County.  This school has received numerous recognitions for its performance and Courtney was Alabama Middle School Principal of the year in 2018. All of which is to say that she personifies...