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 privat ...
Rachel Bryars: ‘School Choice’ = ‘Tax Choice’ in Alabama
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 ...
HUNTSVILLE RADIO: Rachel Bryars discusses 4 Alabama Accountability Act myths
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 ...
Alabama Accountability Act coalition members guest host Choice Media TV’s Story of the Day
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 ...
MONTGOMERY RADIO: Do Alabama public schools have enough money? Should Alabama Accountability Act scholarships remain?
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 ...
Rachel Bryars: School boards are choosing systems over students by calling for scholarship repeal
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 ...
DOTHAN RADIO: API’s Rachel Blackmon Bryars discusses heated school choice, Alabama Accountability Act debate
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 ...
HUNTSVILLE RADIO: Rachel and Dale defend Alabama Accountability Act scholarships for low-income families
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 ...
BIRMINGHAM RADIO: API Fellow Rachel Bryars responds to outrageous comments from school board member
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 ...
Accountability Act Provides Incentives, Tools for Failing Schools
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 ...