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Fourth graders in Alabama are making the grade when it comes to improvements. more

School Board Votes to Build New Center

The Muscogee County Board of Education met Monday night to discuss plans for a new building. more

Tuskegee University Receives $600,000 Grant

Homes and businesses near Tuskegee University will be getting a facelift in the near future thanks to a $600,000 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. more

School board approves more math, science in new HS requirements

Students will take more math and science and no longer choose between an emphasis on college-prep or job skills under new graduation requirements approved by the state Board of Education today. more

Incentive Pay to Staff Low-Income Schools Proposed

Written into the proposed No Child Left Behind Act renewal is a plan to provide pay incentives to get experienced teachers and principals into hard-to-staff, low-income schools. more

Mrs. Flowers Wins MEA Golden Apple

This week's winner is Brandi Flowers from Smiths Station Primary. more

Kindergartener Brings Pistol to School by Accident

Parents at Wadell Elementary received a shocking phone call Monday evening. Video

Troup County Schools Awarded Grant

Elementary schools in Troup County are getting new material for free and this isn't the first time. Video

Kindergartener Brings Pistol to School by Accident

Parents at Wadell Elementary received a shocking phone call Monday evening. more

‘No Child’ Law Needs More Flexibility, Virginia Educator Tells Panel

States need more flexibility under the federal No Child Left Behind law to find ways to improve education, Billy Cannaday, Virginia's superintendent of public instruction, told a House panel Monday. more