Alabama Education Association

A high school English teacher in Cullman has been awarded the 2024 Alfred Lerner Fellow for her teachings in Holocaust Studies. With her award, Robin Cook was invited to attend the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous’ Alfred Lerner Fellow Summer Program.

The Alabama Senate this week approved, and then killed, a bill that would give public school teachers eight weeks of paid parental leave. State Senator Vivian Davis Figures said it’s an example of the mostly male Legislature ignoring the concerns of women in the state.

Alabama lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban teachers from displaying LGBTQ+ pride flags on public school property and extend the state's ban on teacher-led discussions about sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Milken Educator Award started in 1987, and Alabama joined the program in 1998. Throughout the years, a total of $1M has been awarded to 40 Alabama recipients. This award is unique because it targets early-to-mid career educators, and it has awarded top educators nationally.

Alabama is giving its teachers a pay raise this week. A recent study by the Rand Corporation seems to indicate that the State’s two percent salary hike may fall short of making educators feel appreciated.

As Alabamians enter the month of August, many are preparing for back-to-school season. However, some families may be unable to purchase the school supplies their children or teens need to succeed. A Birmingham-based nonprofit is looking to change that.

Fewer Alabama teachers are retiring. That is according to the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS), which compiled the retirement rates of all 142 public school districts in the state during the 2022-23 school year.

Alabama lawmakers approved an expansion of a scholarship program aimed at helping low- and moderate-income students attend private schools.

Alabama senators advanced an expansion of a state program that provides scholarships funded by state tax credits for students to attend private K-12 schools. Senators voted 26-7 for the legislation that, would raise the household income cap and make other changes to increase the number of students eligible for the program.

A proposed educational voucher plan in Alabama would give parents thousands of dollars annually in public funds to pay for private school or homeschooling expenses for their child.