Background In late 2017, the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) surveyed Alabama voters to determine their thoughts about Read the full release.  

In this graduation season, we take a look back at some encouraging educational statistics for last year’s graduating class, the Read the full release.  

In 2018, Alabamians will elect a governor and five other statewide executive branch officers, 140 legislators, and scores of local Read the full release.  

At least in terms of education, it’s time to retire the old Alabama catchphrase, “Thank God for Mississippi.” It’s an Read the full release.  

The ACT Aspire, a suite of standardized tests given statewide to students in grades 3-8 and 10, has been the Read the full release.  

This past Wednesday, May 16th, PARCA held a 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate Forum at Woodrow Hall in Birmingham. The event was Read the full release.  

As a follow-up to PARCA’s previous post on estimated changes to Alabama’s population in comparison to other states, we now Read the full release.  

Alabama’s pace of population growth increased in 2017, but the state remains slow-growing compared to most of its Southeastern neighbors, Read the full release.  

With population growth and a rising high school graduation rate, Alabama’s high schools are producing more graduates and they are Read the full release.  

What issues most concern Alabamians? What options do policy makers have to address these issues? These are the questions behind Read the full release.