By Joseph M. Morgan joseph@southerntorch.com MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Charter schools are expected to open in Alabama in 2017. Alabama Public Charter School Commission Chairman Ed Richardson said Tuesday that the fall of 2017…
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Alabama Legislators React to the Passage of the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act
Senate Grants Final Passage to the School Choice and Student Opportunity Act MONTGOMERY, Ala – The Alabama Senate tonight voted to give final passage to Senate Bill 45. The vote will…
Why Charter Schools Are a Bad Idea
Other than the $700 million hole in the state’s General Fund budget, no issue has been more talked about than the charter school bill. Republicans in the Alabama legislature have made…
Senate Committee Favorably Reports BCA-Backed School Choice Bill
MONTGOMERY, Ala - The Senate Education and Youth Affairs Committee today favorably reported the public charter school bill that is supported by the Business Council of Alabama. The bill sponsored by…
Education Matters: Charter Schools
Let’s say that Santa brought you a new chainsaw and in your haste to put it to work you gashed your leg severely. With blood gushing everywhere, do you holler for…
House Minority Leader Craig Ford Gives Statement on Charter Schools in Alabama
“The problem with charter schools and the Accountability Act’s scholarship granting organizations is that not every kid gets a choice or a chance. No matter how many scholarships and charter schools…
Better Late than Never: Time to Legalize Charter Schools in Alabama
Since 1992, public charter schools have offered families in other states a choice when it comes to which public school their children can attend. Charter schools are public schools that are…