The Alabama State Board of Education voted on Thursday to change the test score students must earn to be considered Read the full release.
Changes to the State Standardized Test and its Scoring
Alabama Standardized Test Scores Rise in 2023
Alabama public school students improved their performance on statewide standardized tests in 2023, with the percentage of students testing proficient Read the full release.
New Reading Scores Released As Schools Head Toward Full Literacy Act Implementation
About one-quarter of Alabama third graders were not reading on grade level by the end of third grade, leaving them Read the full release.
2022 City and MSA Population Estimates
Huntsville continued to surge ahead as Alabama’s three other largest cities lost population to surrounding suburbs. However, the pace of Read the full release.
E-Commerce and Taxation: Questions of Efficiency and Equal Treatment
PARCA’s new report, titled E-Commerce and Taxation: Questions of Efficiency and Equal Treatment, questions whether changes are needed to the Read the full release.
Grad Rate Dipped, but Career Readiness Climbed for Class 2022
As graduation approaches for the Class of 2023, there’s new data available allowing us to look back on last spring’s Read the full release.
Most Alabama Counties Grew in 2022, Reversing Trend
People are moving to Alabama, and according to most recent population estimates, the growth is more widespread than it has Read the full release.
ACT Scores Fall for the Class of 2022
In Alabama and across the country, average scores on the ACT, the widely-used college readiness test, dropped for the pandemic-plagued Read the full release.
Who Cares About Childcare? PARCA Annual Forum, 2023
Gov. Kay Ivey identified affordable and high-quality child care as a key priority in her speech to the Public Affairs Read the full release.
Alabama’s Population Growth Driven by Changing Factors
Alabama’s population grew faster in 2022 than in any year in more than a decade, with changing factors producing the Read the full release.