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Superheroes ‘Crack the Code’
Students in Mrs. Laurie Myer and Mrs. Linda McCullough’s classes at Perdido School turned into Superheroes Thursday, February 2, in order to rescue the stuffed animal locked inside the Breakout EDU box. Dr. Stephanie Hulon, Instructional Transformation Specialist, organized the activity, which quickly caught the imagination of every student.  Students were organized into groups of three or four. The objective was based on BREAK OUT rooms, or Crack the Code. Before…
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UB, Ash honored at annual Chamber banquet
United Bank was honored at the Annual Chamber Banquet as the 2016 Business of the Year. This award demonstrates United Bank’s leadership and commitment of both the bank and its employees. The Chamber acknowledged several of United’s efforts from hosting children and adult financial education workshops, food drives, funding economic development, job creation and various employees who contribute their time and resources to organizations and projects across our footprint. “I…
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What is the Congressional Review Act?
By Congressman Bradley Byrne Rolling back regulations, rules, and red tape that are limiting opportunities for the American people and small businesses has been an important priority for me in Congress. But what exactly is being done about it? Well, there is actually a little known and little used law that allows Congress to remove certain government regulations. In 1996, Republicans passed something known as the Congressional Review Act (CRA).…
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Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers As the third regular session of this quadrennium begins, the paramount focus once again will be on the budgets. Even more specifically, it will be about the General Fund Budget. Alabama is one of five states that has two budgets. Our Education Budget now receives over two-thirds of our tax revenue due to the fact that our growth taxes, income and sales, are earmarked for Education’s coffers,…
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UWA creates teacher corps
By Larry Lee  At its heart, education is more about hand-to-hand combat than about ballyhooed plans and initiatives. Sure, we love the big splash, but at the end of the day it’s all of the little splashes that make a difference. And that’s what just happened at the University of West Alabama, tucked away in tiny Livingston, Ala. President Ken Tucker and Dean of Education Jan Miller announced the creation…
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