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July 2022 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House

Students don’t go back to school for another month, but Alabama is working hard to tackle its statewide teacher shortage. Programs to train teachers are now more accessible, and changes to teacher certification requirements are taking effect. The state is also looking to improve its services for special education students,

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July 2022 Group Watch: Tweet of the Month

@thebloomgroupJuly 13Congratulations @ScottBeason!! We know how happy you must be.

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July 2022 Group Watch: In Auburn, Whatley Concedes to Hovey

State Senator Tom Whatley of Auburn withdrew from a disputed race in the Republican primary in the east Alabama district he has represented for 12 years. The state Republican Party declared Auburn City Councilman Jay Hovey its nominee for the November 8 general election. The state Republican Party had declared

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July 2022 Group Watch: Alabama Approves Immediate Changes to Teacher Certification

The Alabama State Board of Education approved a set of changes to teacher testing requirements in an effort to put more teachers in classrooms this fall. The changes take effect immediately and will be in place through the 2023-24 school year. Currently, teachers must pass the Praxis teacher test in

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July 2022 Group Watch: New Round of Rebuild Alabama Projects Selected

Governor Kay Ivey announced more than $2 million in state funding is being awarded to cities and counties for various road and bridge projects. The funding is made available through the Annual Grant Program, a program created under the Rebuild Alabama Act. The Rebuild Alabama Act requires ALDOT to establish

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July 2022 Group Watch: AL Using $4.2M In Federal Funds on Special Ed Contract

The Alabama Department of Education received approval to award a $4.2 million contract for Boston-based Public Consulting Group to overhaul special education to improve services and outcomes. The contract will be paid for with federal funding. According to the state department of education, the plan is to build a framework

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July 2022 Group Watch: Prison Bond Falls $200M Short; Two New Prisons Still On Track

Alabama’s prison finance authority sold $509 million in bonds to help build two large men’s prisons, leaving the state about $200 million short of what it expects to need for the projects. State Finance Director Bill Poole said that will not change or delay plans for the 4,000-bed prisons in

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July 2022 Group Watch: AU Early Child Development Degree Addresses Teacher Shortage

The need to resolve Alabama’s statewide teacher shortage issue led to the creation of a new fully online early child development degree offered by Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences. The program was formed in conjunction with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.  The fully online program will be offered in

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July 2022 Group Watch: State Rep. Terri Collins: Legislature Could Streamline Adoption, Foster Care

During a recent appearance on Alabama Public Television’s “Capital Journal,”  State Rep. Terri Collins of Decatur, who authored the Alabama Human Life Protection Act, detailed how efforts to support infants could soon be addressed by state lawmakers. In this year’s regular session of the legislature, $4 million in the general budget

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June 2022 Group Watch: News & Views from the State House

The air outside isn’t the only thing heating up quick in Alabama. The state’s track record in economic development continues its hot streak. Now that she’s officially the Republican nominee for governor, Kay Ivey will no doubt tout Alabama’s recent record of bringing in new industry and jobs while she’s

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