The Alabama legislature passed a long awaited “first-grade readiness” bill Thursday, which would require students who did not complete kindergarten to take a test to enter the first grade. If signed ...

MONTGOMERY — The Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. Kay Ivey a bill to require young public school students to attend kindergarten or take a first-grade readiness test to skip kindergarten.

Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, speaks during a debate in the Alabama House of Representatives on gambling legislation on Feb. 15, 2024 in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The House ...

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A bill that would require children in Alabama to either attend kindergarten or pass a first grade readiness assessment test saw approval from the State House on Tuesday. Under existing law, children ...

MONTGOMERY — A bill requiring a first-grade readiness test or kindergarten attendance for the state’s young pupils is back in the Alabama State House, this time with newfound Senate support.

Alabama children would have to attend kindergarten or take a test to show their "readiness" for first grade, under legislation advanced by a state House committee on Wednesday. Rep. Pebblin Warren ...

Rep. Pebblin Warren, D-Tuskegee, speaks during a debate in the Alabama House of Representatives on gambling legislation on Feb. 15, 2024 in the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The House ...

MONTGOMERY — The Legislature on Thursday sent Gov. Kay Ivey a bill to require young public school students to attend kindergarten or take a first-grade readiness test to skip kindergarten.