Alabama’s K-12 students face myriad challenges including a teacher shortage, poverty, racial and economic achievement gaps and the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Alabama, just 16.6% ...

Alabama lawmakers head back into session on Tuesday and education changes are expected to be on the agenda. AL.com’s Education Lab reporters, with help from colleagues Mike Cason and Sarah ...

Franklin County, in north Alabama, is home to one of the state’s largest populations of Mexican and Central American immigrants. Many of them migrated in the early 1990s and now make up about a ...

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter said Wednesday that improving education and continuing to bolster the state's economy will be key priorities for the upcoming legislative session ...

State education leaders have battled the teacher shortage for years but now they are hopeful a potential pay raise will solve their issues. “The only way we’re going to be able to staff our schools ...

D OTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The executive director of the Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) has plenty to say about the complicated but encouraging future of education in the state.

Alabama scored highest in education with a rank of 34 and lowest in family and community with a rank of 45. The state jumped from No. 45 to No. 39 from last year to this year.

The Alabama Community College System board met recently for its regular monthly meeting. In addition to approving salary ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers returned to Montgomery on Tuesday to begin the 2025 legislative session. Here are some issues to watch: Republican Gov. Kay Ivey is throwing her support ...

Alike Adia Johnson, 49, retired early in June 2023 due to health issues and stress on the job. By the time she left her Birmingham school, she was on five different blood pressure medications.

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (WTVM) - The Alabama Education Association is suing the Phenix City School Board. They’re accusing them of violating the state’s Open Meetings Act. The school board has tried ...

The Alabama State Board of Education authorized a takeover of Sumter County Schools, citing financial and personnel issues in the district. "My main hope is that the children of Sumter County will ...