As the coronavirus pandemic impacts the world, our news feeds are full of tragedy and sacrifice. These stories of financial hardship, sickness and death dominate the news cycle. This is not, however, the full story. Across the state, the private se ...
It’s back-to-school season and for some parents, this is a happy time. But for those whose children are stuck in underperforming schools, or schools where they are bullied or are in danger, this is a heartbreaking time, especially if they cannot aff ...
API Senior Fellow Rachel Blackmon Bryars recently joined Fred Holland on 105.3 and 1450 WTKI Talk Huntsville to tackle four of the biggest myths surrounding the Alabama Accountability Act and the tax-credit scholarships that help low-income students ...
Check out some of the Alabama Coalition for Educational Freedom members guest hosting Choice Media TV's Story of the Day, including API Senior Fellow Rachel Blackmon Bryars: View this post on Instagram "Fa ...
Alabama Policy Institute Senior Fellow Rachel Blackmon Bryars engaged in a friendly debate with Kevin Elkins on Montgomery's News Radio 1440 WLWI this week discussing: -- Do Alabama public schools have enough funding? -- Should low-income students ...
Boards representing three of the state’s largest public school systems – Mobile, Baldwin and Montgomery counties – recently passed resolutions calling for a repeal of Alabama’s landmark tax credit scholarships for low-income families. They clai ...
Alabama Policy Institute Senior Fellow Rachel Blackmon Bryars joined Dothan's WDYG 1450 AM Wednesday to discuss the heated debate surrounding school choice and the Alabama Accountability Act. Read Bryars' op-ed in the Dothan Eagle and listen to the ...
Alabama Policy Institute Senior Fellow Rachel Blackmon Bryars appeared on Huntsville's top-rated WVNN Newstalk 92.5 FM's The Dale Jackson Show to talk about the unfortunate and outrageous way a state school board member characterized the landmark tax ...
Rachel Blackmon Bryars, senior fellow with the Alabama Policy Institute, recently appeared on the Matt & Aunie show on 99.5 FM in Birmingham to discuss school choice in Alabama and the outrageous words a state school board member used to describe ...
The State Superintendent of Education has released the names of 78 Alabama schools that are now designated as ‘failing’ under the Alabama Accountability Act. Under the Act, students who are enrolled in or assigned to these schools will now have ...
