STEM camp gives students who have completed kindergarten through eighth grade a chance to strengthen problem solving, collaboration and communication skills in a hands-on setting.
“A new school year brings new opportunities, and we want every Alabama student to step into the classroom ready to learn and succeed,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a written statement Monday.
Alabama’s K-12 public schools are still waiting to learn the fate of at least $68 million in federal funding unexpectedly frozen barely a month before the start of the new school year.
The legislation would direct the Federal Communications Commission to provide mobile phone alerts similar to Amber Alerts if a shark attacks someone or if shark attacks are probable under the conditions.
More Alabama students are reading and doing math on grade level, and fewer are scoring at the lowest level, according to new statewide test results released Tuesday.