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	New Laws for K-12 In this year’s legislative session several significant bills were passed regarding K-12 education in the state. From the state’s education budget to a new law raising the high school drop-out age, we will discuss how new laws may affect Alabama’s students. Sally Howell, Executive Director of the Alabama Association of School Boards will be our guest.
	Spotlight on Career Tech Tune in Thursday, April 23rd at 7 pm as experts discuss how Career Tech Education can provide students with real work experience before they graduate. We will be taking your calls and instant messages during the live broadcast.
	Technology in K-12 Education Learn how schools across the state are incorporating the newest technologies or “web 2.0” in to their k-12 classroom lessons. We will discuss web 2.0 tools, global/local classroom collaborations and other technology projects used to educate students in new ways. Guests will be Fultondale Elementary School teacher, Julie Ramsay and Davis Brock, Director of Elmore County schools and former President of the Alabama Educational Technology Association.
	Spotlight on Career Tech Tune in Thursday, April 23rd at 7 pm as experts discuss how Career Tech Education can provide students with real work experience before they graduate. We will be taking your calls and instant messages during the live broadcast.
	Original Air Date: 9/24/2008 TBA
	Measuring Education Success Joining host Ken Lass will be Dr. Regina Thompson, principal of E. D. Nixon Elementary School in Montgomery and Dr. Tony Thacker, Education Administrator with the Alabama Department of Education. The program’s focus will be Alabama’s education successes, exploring what constitutes success in today’s school system and how schools are achieving that success. Among the topics discussed during the live portion of the program will be the role teachers and school administrators play, how a school’s success is measured, the importance of Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the inclusion of magnate schools on “top schools” lists.
	Bridges to Literacy Ken Lass hosts this quarterly series exploring education issues in Alabama. This month’s program focuses on exploring the literacy movement in the state of Alabama.
	Original Air Date: 1/31/2008 Ken Lass hosts this quarterly series exploring education issues in Alabama. This month’s program focuses on literacy for preschool children.

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