Alabama Education News. Volume 28, Number 5

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Special Education Law Rewritten to Help Students and Educators; (2) Black History Month Teaching Resources Available; (3) After 23 Years...Landmark Teacher Testing Case Ends; and (4) Tsunamis' Devastation Swallows Up Children. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Awards, Opportunities, and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.