Recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, Alabama faces both a monumental educational challenge and a generational opportunity to tackle educational shortcomings that have long held us back and which threaten our future economic prosperity.

The 2019 report, Education Matters, is the first in a series of BEA reviews of Alabama’s workforce development system. The report was developed by the BEA in partnership with the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama and the A+ Education Partnership.

A 2018 report prepared for the BEA by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama that examines the crucial role leadership plays in shaping educational outcomes, and we showcase six examples where leadership is making a difference and where data indicate students are achieving higher levels of success.

A 2017 report prepared for the BEA by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama that analyzes the selection of a new assessment for Alabama that will impact everyone, from students in the classroom to the legislators making budget decisions, and why its critical to “get it right.” Click this slide to view the report.

A 2016 report prepared for the BEA by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama that identifies a sample of school systems that have performed well and identifies the practices and approaches that have helped them achieve positive results. Click this slide to view the report.

A report prepared for the Business Education Alliance of Alabama by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama that rethinks how public education recruits, rewards, and retains great educators. Click this slide to view the report.

A report prepared for the Business Education Alliance by the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, with economic modeling by Keivan Deravi, Ph.D., Professor of Economics at Auburn University at Montgomery. Click this slide to view the report.