Give Your Input on Education Policy Priorities in Alabama!

Weekly Updates from A+ Education Partnership

What education policy priorities are most important to you? The Alabama Legislative Session starts this coming Tuesday. We will be advocating for smart, student-centered policy solutions to some of our state's biggest education challenges and we need your input! Take our survey and let us know your thoughts! Click here to access it.

While you help us prepare for the session, be sure to read the latest in our Legislative Session 101 blog series. In this installment, we break down Alabama's legislative process. Click here to read it.

This Week at A+

> The Alabama Best Practices Center: The 2nd episode of the Better Practices | Brighter Students podcast is out! Bryan Goodwin of McREL International joined us to discuss engaging student curiosity and his new book The New Classroom Instruction That Works. Listen to the full episode here.

> A+ Student VOICES Team: Calling all Alabama high school students! 📣 Take the 2023 A+SVT Student Survey now to share your experiences within your school. It's a survey written BY high school students FOR high school students! To access and share your perspectives on the teacher shortage, student representation, and more, visit studentvoicesala.com.

STATE NEWS

What You Should Know About Alabama’s Legislative Process
(A+ Education Partnership, March 2)

‘Modest’ Pay Raise Plus 3,000 More Teachers, Expanded Preschool Pitched in Alabama School Budgets
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, February 24)

Alabama Graduation Rates Slide Below 90%, Number of Student Dropouts Increases
(written by Trisha Powell Crain, al.com, February 27)

Bill Would Provide Alabama Parents $6,000 in State Funds for Private School
(written by Mike Cason, al.com, February 26)

Mackey Asks for $984 Million in New K-12 Funding, Warns of Federal Spending Drop Off
(written by Alexander Willis, AL Daily News, February 24)

Alabama Lawmakers Offer Range of Proposals on School Choice Ahead of Session
(written by Mary Sell, AL Daily News, February 13)

NATIONAL NEWS

Proof Points: Taking Stock of Tutoring
(written by Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report, February 27)

A District’s Long-Term Investment in Cultivating Future Teachers Is Paying Off
(written by Caitlynn Peetz, Education Week, February 28)

Students’ Early Literacy Skills Are Rebounding. See What the Data Show
(written by Sarah Sparks, Education Week, February 27)

Teacher Pay, School Choice, Literacy: Top Priorities for 39 Governors in 2023
(written by Bella DiMarco & Nathalie Kirsch, The 74, March 1)

How K-12 Schools Can Minimize the Effects of Resource Gaps in Underserved Schools
(written by Pearson, Education Dive, February 27)

OPINIONS

More Collaboration on Student Mental Health Needed
(written by Kara Arundel, Education Dive, February 28)

The Stakes Are Only Getting Higher for Pandemic School Aid Spending
(written by Marguerite Roza, The 74, February 28)

PODCASTS

Better Practices | Brighter Students: Episode 2 With Bryan Goodwin
(From Alabama Best Practices Center, Feburary 2022)

RESOURCES

A+ COVID School Spending Tracker

A+ Advocate Toolkit

The Gist is an education news roundup curated by A+ Education Partnership. Articles and opinions included in this publication are for information only and may not reflect the views of A+.

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