Alabama Schools

Alabama Siblings Have Perfect K-12 School Attendance

AP | BOB JOHNSON | Posted 05.15.2012

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Neither bad weather nor car accident nor even feeling bad could stop Gennesaret Sealy from attending school every single day,...

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Feds: Alabama Immigration Law Will Have 'Continuing And Lasting' Consequences

Posted 05.07.2012

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The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a stark warning against Alabama's controversial immigration law, which feds say has caused "increased hostil...

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Schools Chief Defends Keeping Teacher Accused Of Molesting 20 Students

AP | By PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 03.10.2012

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Two longtime Alabama school board leaders are defending the panel's decision in 1993 to reinstate an elementary school teacher who...

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Teacher Who Molested More Than 20 Girls Over 25-Year Career Faces Another Sex Abuse Charge

AP | BOB JOHNSON and PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 03.07.2012

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ALABASTER, Ala. — Children used to clamor to get into Danny Acker's classes, and he was so popular he was once named his elementary school's Tea...

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Longtime Alabama Teacher Arrested On Sex Abuse Charges

AP | JAY REEVES | Posted 03.06.2012

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ALABASTER, Ala. — An Alabama schoolteacher was jailed on charges of sexually abusing a fourth-grade female student, and police said Thursday the...

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Alabama Attorney General Rebuffs Fed's "Express Authority" In School Immigrant Probe

Posted 01.07.2012

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In the latest of a series of sparring letters between the U.S. Justice Department and Alabama over educational issues surrounding the state's new immi...

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Alabama Attorney General Balks At Feds' School Enrollment Data Request

AP | PHILLIP RAWLS | Posted 01.03.2012

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama's attorney general is questioning the U.S. Justice Department's legal authority to get enrollment information about a...

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Feds Investigating Alabama School Enrollment In Light Of Immigration Law

Posted 01.02.2012

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The U.S. Department of Justice is further pressuring Alabama schools to abide by federal mandates that states cannot deny children equal access to pub...

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Should Prayer Be Allowed In Public High Schools?

Posted 12.28.2011

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Does religion have a place in public high schools? The Freedom From Religion Foundation -- a national organization for atheists -- believes that the a...

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Court Blocks Alabama From Checking Undocumented Student Status

AP | By GREG BLUESTEIN and JAY REEVES | Posted 12.15.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Armando Cardenas says he has thought about leaving Alabama because of the possibility of being arrested as an illegal immigrant an...

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Soldier Mom Surprises Daughter At School

AP | By ANNIE McCALLUM BITTER | Posted 11.27.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama National Guard Master Sgt. Catina Hyatt has been deployed in Afghanistan for months, but she got back this week just in ti...

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Alabama's Hispanic Students Back To School Despite Immigration Crackdown

AP | By JAY REEVES | Posted 10.16.2011

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Educators say Alabama's tough new crackdown on illegal immigrants isn't keeping Hispanic parents from sending their children to sc...

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Alabama Immigration Law Won't Keep Kids Out Of School

AP | By JIM VAN ANGLEN | Posted 10.01.2011

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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Officials say the state's tough new immigration law won't prevent any child – including illegal immigrants – from enro...

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School Officials: Alabama Law On Reporting Illegal Students Is 'Impractical'

Fox News | Jonathan Serrie | Posted 09.25.2011

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PHENIX CITY, Ala. -- – Some Alabama educators fear the state's new law cracking down on illegal immigration could jeopardize millions of dollars in...

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Alabama Students In Tornado-Hit County Return To School

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 07.03.2011

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PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. — The roads leading to Pleasant Grove Middle School are lined with toppled trees. National Guard trucks are idled in the pa...

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Alabama Teachers Earn Most Starting Pay In The Nation

Posted 05.25.2011

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From the "Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover" department: An analysis by the Southern Regional Education board found that the starting annual salary for ...

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