During its annual retreat at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, the Mobile County school board gave Superintendent Martha Peek a stellar performance review, citing a rising graduation rate.
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Toyota Foundation Grants $150,300 to Mobile Area Education Foundation for STEM Push
The Toyota USA Foundation awarded the Mobile Area Education Foundation a $150,300 grant to support the EYE on STEM Leadership Academy, expanding science and engineering education across the region.
Baldwin County
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Pittman Bill Aims to Shield Teacher Insurance Plan From Costly Drug Litigation
The Alabama Senate passed a bill by Sen. Trip Pittman of Montrose clarifying the law so the state teacher insurance plan could negotiate prescription drug rates, a move backers said could save hundreds of millions of dollars.
Mobile County
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Semmes School Board Veteran Ken Megginson Weighs One More Term
Longtime Mobile County school board member Ken Megginson of Semmes said he was torn over whether to seek re-election, calling the stewardship of 60,000 students an awesome responsibility he was reluctant to leave.
Bayou La Batre
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West Mobile Principal Enters School Board Race, Pledging to Give His Salary Away
Hutchens Elementary principal William Foster confirmed a run for the Mobile County school board’s District 5 seat, saying he would turn his board salary into scholarships and field trip money for students.
Baldwin County
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Baldwin County Schools Considered 300 Teaching Cuts in 2009
The Baldwin County School Board discussed cutting 300 teaching positions and other cost-saving measures during the 2009 school-finance crisis.
Baldwin County
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Baldwin County Schools Named 2008 Teachers of the Year
Archived WKRG coverage reported the Baldwin County Public School System’s 2008 Teachers of the Year from Fairhope schools.
Mobile
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Poll Found Most Mobile County Voters Thought the Schools Were on the Right Track
A survey of 512 registered voters found 45.6 percent believed Mobile County public schools were on the right track. Among the critics, the school board drew far more blame than teachers, parents or students.