"It can be anywhere, anytime, anyplace:" Cyberbullying is on the rise in Alabama schools This week marks the start of the back-to-school season, with students heading back to the classroom in several schools across the Tennessee Valley.

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Concerns over federal funding freeze for Alabama schools The Alabama State Department of Education said it received a letter from the federal government last week notifying the department of a funding freeze.

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Most CHOOSE Act recipients will stay in the same type of school with voucher-like credit Families that applied for Alabama’s voucher-like school choice program received their education savings account funds last week, and most will stay in their current school type. Almost 37,000 students applied for the CHOOSE Act, funded by the state’s Education Trust Fund (ETF), which funds public schools, for the 2025-26 school year. Most of the applicants […]

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$68M in K-12 funding caught in latest federal funding freeze About $68 million in expected federal K-12 funding for Alabama schools is now tied up in a freeze announced this week by the Trump administration.  The grant money was expected starting July 1. The post $68M in K-12 funding caught in latest federal funding freeze appeared first on Alabama Daily News.

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Alabama schools to lose $68 million in federal grants under Trump freeze President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze nearly $7 billion in congressional-approved grants for personnel and afterschool programs means Alabama schools will lose $68 million.  “These are programs already approved and funded by Congress,” Alabama State Superintendent Eric Mackey said in a statement. “They include programs integral to successful and supportive schools across Alabama, and districts […]

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Education leaders react to DOE withholding $68 million in Alabama school grants Alabama school officials expected to receive roughly $68 million in federal grants on July 1.

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