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According to Alabama State Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey, the state board of education still has roughly $200 million left to spend before the end of September.

A new partnership aims to reshape the future of Northeast Alabama by connecting students, workers, and communities to cutting ...

Three years after the Alabama State Department of Education launched CS4Alabama to promote computer science in K-12 schools, proponents say legislative support and educator certifications have ...

The Alabama State Board of Education and Alabama Department of Education will spend the next two months creating a strategic plan to better organize the department and improve Alabama’s K-12 ...

Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey will receive a $32,500 raise this year, raising his annual income to at least $325,000. That’s a shift from a draft contract that would have paid Mackey ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The state education budget for the 2025-26 school year is headed to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature.Tuesday afternoon, the Senate gave the package final approval. The ...

Lawmakers are hoping a $9.9 billion Education Trust Fund (ETF) will change the quality of learning for students in Alabama.

MONTGOMERY — At a joint legislative committee meeting this week to explore the idea of updating Alabama’s K-12 education funding model, several lawmakers said they were surprised to learn how ...

Alabama’s State Education Superintendent, Dr. Eric Mackey said the state assuming additional roles would give local school districts more flexibility and control over how they use federal funds.

According to Alabama State Department of Education Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey, the state board of education still has roughly $200 million left to spend before the end of September.