Though it will be rewritten before the legislative session begins Feb. 2, the first draft of an education bill from Alabama’s top senator, President Pro Tem Del Marsh, has definitely raised some eyebrows and already generated mixed reactions from education officials.

The 49-page draft of the Rewarding Advancement in Instruction and Student Excellence (RAISE) Act covers a lot of ground, but its main sticking point is given away in the acronym.

Del Marsh

Alabama Senate Pro Tem Del Marsh.

Rewrite pending for teacher tenure reform, merit pay bill

Adam Bourne

Rewrite pending for teacher tenure reform, merit pay bill

Matthew Brown, chairman of the Educate Baldwin Now PAC, was recently appointed by Governor Robert Bentley to the Alabama Board of Education.

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