Alabama lawmakers held the first of three expected meetings Thursday (Aug 28). to discuss tying a portion of state funding for public four-year colleges and
Alabamians continue to place public education at the top of their priority list for the state, according to the latest Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama survey.
Alabama’s K-12 schools are still in the first month of the new school year, but state board of education members are already looking ahead to how much money they’ll need for the 2026-27 school year.
A child in north Alabama has measles, the first reported case of the illness in the state since 2002, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.
Test scores in Alabama are rising overall, but the story looks different depending on location. Some districts continue to post strong gains, while others struggle with low proficiency tied closely to poverty.
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya visited the University of Alabama at Birmingham Thursday to share his vision to target chronic diseases as the head of the biomedical research agency.