The Alabama Commission on Higher Education voted Friday in favor of a $2.6 billion budget request for all two- and four-year colleges and universities along with other higher education-related programs in fiscal 2026.
The Alabama Association of School Boards is raising concerns on a proposal lawmakers are considering to change the state’s K–12 school funding formula from one based on head count to one based on student needs.
Chette Williams, a longtime Auburn University football chaplain, died Dec. 15 after falling into the water at Lake Martin while getting off his pontoon boat.
Alabama homeschoolers may gain access to public school career technical classes as soon as the start of the 2026-27 school year under a proposal by Rep. Susan DuBose, R-Hoover.
Jack Kinley, who served more than 64 years as a pastor, died Nov. 24. Later in life after losing most of his sight, Kinley started Vision Tape Ministry, which distributed Christian materials to visually impaired people around the world.
An overnight fire at FBC Abbeville consumed most of the church’s facilities, according to Pastor Ricky Sowell. Church members are gathering there this morning (Dec. 4) to share memories and “trust God with what’s next.”
Alabama students could face a statewide ban on cell phone use during the school day as soon as the 2026–27 school year under a new bill aimed at reducing classroom distractions and improving academic outcomes.
The United States’ semiquincentennial — or 250th birthday — is still a year-and-a-half away, but organizers in Alabama are planning events that will begin in
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