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Student Achievement Matters: The Future of Student Assessment in Alabama

By parcaadmin on August 25th, 2017 in , Assessments, BEA, K-12 Education : in Education & Workforce Development

In June 2017, the Alabama State Board of Education voted to cancel its contract with ACT for the administration of Read the full release.

Together We Can – Charting a Course to Cooperation for Greater Birmingham

By parcaadmin on June 21st, 2017 in , Birmingham, City Government : in State & Local Government

PARCA’s latest report, commissioned by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham, focuses on the fragmentation of the Birmingham region, the Read the full release.

PARCA Roundtable Legislative Symposium

By parcaadmin on June 5th, 2017 in , PARCA Roundtable : in News & Events

The Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama and the PARCA Roundtable will be hosting the PARCA Roundtable Legislative Symposium on Read the full release.

PARCA compares municipal finances in Alabama, gets mayors’ perspective

By parcaadmin on April 21st, 2017 in , City Government, PARCA Survey : in State & Local Government

How Alabama Cities Finances Compare How Alabama City Finances Compare is the ninth edition of PARCA’s study of Alabama city Read the full release.

PARCA’s 2017 Public Opinion Survey Results are Here

By parcaadmin on April 18th, 2017 in , PARCA Survey, State & Local Government : in State & Local Government

Today, PARCA released the results of its annual public opinion survey. The poll of over 350 Alabama residents was conducted Read the full release.

Number and Percentage of Workforce Ready Graduates Increased in 2016

By parcaadmin on April 10th, 2017 in : in Education & Workforce Development

Just over 60 percent of Alabama’s 2016 high school graduates scored “workforce ready” in 2016, according to new results from Read the full release.

Remembering PARCA Founder Former Governor Albert Brewer

By Thomas Spencer on January 3rd, 2017 in : in News & Events

We at the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama remember our founder, Governor Albert P. Brewer, who died January 2, Read the full release.

2016 Aspire Results for the Schools and Systems

By Thomas Spencer on November 10th, 2016 in , ACT Aspire, K-12 Education : in Education & Workforce Development

Click here to print New data show Alabama students improving performance in math, reading, and science on the ACT Aspire, Read the full release.

2016 ACT Results by System and School

By Thomas Spencer on November 7th, 2016 in , ACT, K-12 Education : in Education & Workforce Development

Click here to print Alabama’s 2016 school and system-level results for the ACT, the widely-known test of college readiness, are Read the full release.

What is the Budget Reform Task Force Studying?

By Thomas Spencer on November 7th, 2016 in , Budgets, State Government : in State & Local Government

The Alabama Legislature’s Joint Legislative Task Force on Budget Reform met for a third time this week in Montgomery continuing Read the full release.