Alabama teachers

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 have advanced GOP-backed legislation to ban “divisive concepts” in classroom lessons and training for state workers to limit discussions on race and gender.

Alabama’s Teacher of the Year serves as a full-time ambassador for education and the teachingprofession, in addition to presenting workshops to various groups. Alabama’s representative is also a candidate for National Teacher of the Year.

An Alabama school board is disciplining three teachers accused of sharing offensive text messages about students that were later leaked online. News…

Alabama’s interim state superintendent says about 200 teacher positions in Montgomery will have to be eliminated in order to stabilize finances.Al.com…

Alabama’s education budget has passed the state House.The House of Representatives unanimously approved the $6.4 billion budget proposal…