What if I told you Alabama's eighth-grade reading and math scores are either worse or the same than they were more than two decades ago? Would you believe me over the various celebratory slogans touting Alabama's "progress in education achievement" on ...
Progressive politics drive the ‘S’ in ESG
This week, Missouri became the 14th state in the past several months to divest funds from large asset management companies and banks the state believes are making loan and investment decisions based on environmental, social, governance (ESG) standards. ...
As states divest from ESG, Alabama is not leading, but will it follow?
“Simply put, we cannot be party to the crippling of our own economy.” Those were the words of Louisiana’s Treasurer, John Schroder, informing BlackRock that the Pelican State had already divested $560 million and would be liquidating all BlackRock in ...
The free market should drive electric vehicle sales, not the government
“I believe Alabama is uniquely positioned to be a leader in the EV industry.” Those were the words of Alabama Governor Kay Ivey delivering the opening remarks at the Drive Electric Alabama EV Summit this past week. She continued, “We need to lean in o ...
ESG and the collapse of the free market
Last month, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined 19 other states in a letter to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, challenging BlackRock’s use of ESG as investment criteria when managing state pension funds. While many people know what ESG stands for—E ...
API survey reveals lack of transparency in local public schools
Seventy-four percent of school board members who responded to a survey conducted by the Alabama Policy Institute oppose school choice. This is in stark contrast to the overwhelming number of Alabamians, 80%, who desire state-wide school choice expansion. ...
How Alabama businesses have swallowed the woke narrative
Minnie Mouse has traded in her dress for a pantsuit. United Way Worldwide hosted a 21-Day Race Equity Challenge with guidelines for being “strong white allies” such as “assum racism is everywhere, every day” and to “understand and learn from the history o ...
Alabama Charter Schools: A Slow Roll-Out
When Alabama enacted its Charter School Law in 2015, did state legislators expect there to be only seven active charter schools statewide seven years later? In 2015, SB45, more commonly known as the Alabama School Choice and Student Opportunity Act, passe ...