Tuskegee University is soaring into a new era of aviation excellence thanks to a remarkable $5.29 million federal investment championed by U.S. Senator Katie Britt. This new funding—now signed into law—raises Senator Britt’s total support for Tuskegee’s aviation program to nearly $12 million, marking one of the most significant single investments in the program’s modern […]

Officials with the University of Alabama System and UAH, its Huntsville campus, are praising are praising U.S. Senator Katie Britt and U.S. Rep. Dale Strong for securing federal funding support tied to the university’s Exploration Plaza expansion — backing they say will accelerate research, innovation, and student opportunity in Huntsville. “We are extremely grateful to […]

A small-town Alabama student with big ambitions in spaceflight and rocket engineering is receiving national recognition for his early achievements in aerospace research and experimentation. Clayton Dalton, a senior at Sylvania High School in northeast Alabama, has been named a 2026 Keynote Scholarship runner-up by the National Space Club and Foundation and will receive a […]

It is always important for high school students to start thinking about transitioning to the next step after graduation. For those who want to continue their education, dual enrollment with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) can give students a competitive advantage over their peers.  How it works  By utilizing the dual enrollment program, you […]

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon is hitting Alabama soil this Friday for a planned visit to a school in Mobile. According to a media advisory on Wednesday, McMahon will be joined by former Auburn University men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s nationwide “History Rocks” civics and […]

Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook), who is running to be Alabama’s next governor, is apparently on a warpath against members of the state’s library board who say they are simply protecting children from being exposed to explicit materials. During an extended livestream this week entitled “Doug Unplugged,” Jones promised to “get rid of […]

More than 500 schools across Alabama have been designated Semiquincentennial Schools, according to an announcement from the USA Alabama Semiquincentennial Commission and American Village. The designation includes public, private, parochial, and home schools that have met program standards tied to the upcoming 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The Semiquincentennial School program […]

It is always important for high school students to start thinking about transitioning to the next step after graduation. For those who want to continue their education, dual enrollment with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) can give students a competitive advantage over their peers.  How it works  By utilizing the dual enrollment program, you […]

Alabama head coach Nate Oats was right when he said the NCAA’s eligibility system is broken. And the Charles Bediako situation is the latest example of how college basketball has become trapped in a rulebook full of contradictions, gray areas, and selective outrage.  I’m an old school guy, and I don’t love the idea of […]

The Athens State University Board of Trustees has approved naming the Alabama Center for the Arts’ Performing Arts building the Arthur Orr Performing Arts Center, following approval by the Alabama Community College System. State Sen. Arthur Orr, (R-Decatur), has played a role in the development and expansion of the Alabama Center for the Arts, including […]

Cullman County high school students participated in a voter registration tour this month led by State Rep. Cindy Myrex (R-Cullman) and political commentator Brilyn Hollyhand to encourage eligible seniors to register to vote. Hollyhand visited seven high schools across the county during the first week of the tour, speaking with students and providing information on […]

The Alabama House passed HB152 on Thursday, repealing the 1965 legislative mandate requiring the University of Alabama to maintain a standalone School of Social Work. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville), passed 76-14 and now heads to the Senate. Under current law, UA is the only institution in Alabama required by statute […]

Alabama education officials have suspended the Bessemer City Schools Board of Education from regular meetings, a rare move that underscores the state’s expanded authority over local school systems and the ongoing intervention in the district. The Alabama State Department of Education has suspended the elected Bessemer City Schools Board of Education from regular meetings indefinitely, […]

It is always important for high school students to start thinking about transitioning to the next step after graduation. For those who want to continue their education, dual enrollment with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) can give students a competitive advantage over their peers.  How it works  By utilizing the dual enrollment program, you […]

In recognition of National School Choice Week, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said she believes that Alabama has set the standard when it comes to educational freedom for students and families. Alabama’s latest landmark school choice initiative, the CHOOSE Act, was signed into law in 2024. The program created state-funded education savings accounts that eligible […]

Governor Kay Ivey highlighted an Alabama family this week using the state’s CHOOSE Act education savings account program, introducing 4th grader Charlie Perkins and his grandmother and guardian, Susan Stacy, as an example of how the initiative is expanding educational opportunities across the state. “The CHOOSE Act is for all kinds of Alabama families,” Ivey […]

Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville announced his nomination of 47 Alabama students to attend one of the four U.S. service academies as part of the class of 2030: the United States Air Force Academy, Military Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, and Naval Academy. “I’m proud to nominate a strong group of young, patriotic Alabamians to represent […]

This morning, Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board Chairman John Wahl issued a formal letter to the Fairhope Public Library Board outlining the APLS Board’s determination that the library remains ineligible for state funding due to continued noncompliance with Alabama Administrative Code requirements. The letter was sent at the request of the Fairhope Public Library’s […]

The majority of those on the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Board believe that the Fairhope Public Library still hasn’t done enough to protect minors from sexually explicit materials in their facility. APLS voted to continue withholding state funding from the Fairhope Public Library by a 3-2 vote Thursday, citing the library’s continued refusal to […]

On Friday, Governor Kay Ivey signed an executive order opting the state into participation with the Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, a newly created program included in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Ivey’s order comes just days after she used her State of the State address to reiterate her goal of making Alabama “the […]

Alabama State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey joined members of the Alabama State Board of Education on Friday for a tour of Baldwin Preparatory Academy, a cutting-edge campus designed to blend traditional academics with full-time career and technical training. The visit offered state education leaders a firsthand look at how Baldwin County is rethinking high […]

State Rep. Jeana Ross (R-Guntersville) prefiled HB78 for the 2026 legislative session, which begins today in Montgomery, calling for a comprehensive, statewide framework governing screen use for children from birth through kindergarten in licensed childcare and public education settings. Ross knows what she’s talking about. She spent 18 years working in Alabama’s public school system before […]

A group of middle school students from the Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) is receiving national recognition for work rarely associated with students their age: using artificial intelligence to study the effectiveness of cancer treatments. The ASFA students have been awarded a $1,000 Promising STEM Innovation Award in the 2025–2026 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow […]

Two of the most recognizable test structures on NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center campus are coming down next weekend in a highly choreographed, safety-driven demolition that agency leaders say is the opening move in a much larger modernization push now backed by guaranteed federal dollars in President Donald Trump’s sweeping One Big Beautiful Bill. NASA […]