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All districts in Alabama ... Assessment System (MCAS) 10th grade exam. Students would still be required to demonstrate competency with state curriculum standards. How would it affect schools?

Stephanie Bell, the District 3 representative, had several questions for the committee, including asking how the form of American government was described. Blake Busbin, the Alabama State Department ...

Alabama (8-2 overall, 4-2 SEC) moved up two spots to No. 7 in the new Coaches Poll after their 52-7 win over Mercer and after the BYU Cougars (9-1) suffered their first loss of the season in a 17 ...

When one of the top programs in college football trounces an outmanned FCS opponent, as Alabama did with a 52-7 dispatching of Mercer Saturday, there's as much drama in the coin toss as there is ...

It also served as a stark reminder of the very thing that might carry Alabama (8-2, 4-2 SEC) to the College Football Playoff: Its defense is forcing turnovers at a dizzying pace. Defensive ...

Totals 19-56 16-26 59 3-Point Goals_Alabama 8-15 (Barker 1-1, Green 0-1, Nye 4-6, Weathers 2-3, Brooks 0-1, Collins 0-1, Lester 1-2), Alabama A&M 5-14 (Pendleton 0-1, Rittenberry 1-2, Walker 2-5 ...

DOTHAN, Ala WDHN)– Preterm birth rates across Alabama were higher in 2023 than in 2022, earning the state an ‘F’ in a report card released by March of Dimes. March of Dimes’s report card ...

Williams scored his first touchdown on a 29-yard run, giving Alabama (8-2, 4-2 SEC) a quick 7-0 lead not even five minutes into the game. The second score occurred on a 14-yard reception by ...