Save Alabama Summers

Parents' View

Give Summers Back To State's Families

I was standing at that podium in front of that microphone and in front of those senators speaking on behalf of my family and my friends. I spoke in support of legislation that would give summers back to Alabama's children and their families. (Read More)

Teachers' View

A Teacher's Stand... On Leaving Summer Free For Students

As you might imagine, when you start going to school in the days of Ozzie and Harriet and you’re still there in the days of Ozzy and Sharon you see a lot of fads come and go.

In the past five decades, I’ve also seen many education fads. However, when they were introduced no one called them fads, they were “education reforms.” In fact, one of the few constants over the years has been that our schools have been constantly “reformed.” (Read More)

Family View

School Start Date Legislation Family Friendly

The school year in Alabama has slowly crept from a late-August or post-Labor Day start to late-July for many. Last year over 30,000 Alabama students returned the hot classrooms by the end of July. Ninety-five percent of students had returned to classrooms before August 15. (Read More)

Coaches' View

Later School Start Date Makes Sense Academically, Financially and Athletically

The rules governing high school sports were developed to ensure fairness, both on and off the field-- yet when the rules were drafted, I doubt anyone anticipated that Alabama would have more than 30,000 students returning to class in July and 98 percent of its students back in the classroom by August 15th. (Read More)