The Power of Vertical Collaboration
(We are delighted to welcome John Norton, the former vice president for communications at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), to our new website and blog. John is an education […]
(We are delighted to welcome John Norton, the former vice president for communications at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), to our new website and blog. John is an education […]
I just finished reading a thought-provoking article in the February issue of Educational Leadership titled “Start Where Your Students Are,” by Robyn R. Jackson. […]
Many educators dream of a school environment where the curriculum is driven by projects and problem-based activities that challenge all students to learn more deeply and apply what they learn […]
By Betsy Rogers
Guest Blogger
I recently had the opportunity to travel for the fourth time as a People to People citizen ambassador. This time our destination was South […]
Take a minute and look at the photos scrolling at the top of this page. With the exception of the results graphic, all of these pictures feature Alabama students and […]
By Sallie Owen Gowan
Legislation to allow charter schools, or independently operated public schools, is currently pending in the Alabama legislature. So we pulled together some basic information that could […]
By Magan Merritt & Sallie Owen Gowan
You told us that you wanted a user-friendly, “one-stop shopping” website, and today we are launching our best effort to meet your needs. […]
As we search for ways to help schools achieve more, it’s tempting to frame solutions as “either/or” choices. So often we take sides and expend a lot of time and […]
The Mobile County school’s journey from bottom to top really began when teachers proved to themselves they could reach every child.
By Jennifer Pyron
[This story appeared in the Fall […]
(This story appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of ABPC’s Working Toward Excellence journal. For an update on the progress of EYE – the Engaging Youth in Engineering program led […]