The head of Alabama's Department of Early Childhood Education has resigned after Alabama GOP Gov. Kay Ivey was made aware of “woke concepts' featured in resource books being distributed in the state.
The head of Alabama's Department of Early Childhood Education has resigned afterwas made aware of"woke concepts" featured in the books that were being distributed to teachers in the state.
Upon learning about the specific content, Ivey's office said the governor sought to review and confirm thebefore she asked ADECE Sec. Barbara Cooper to"send a memo to disavow this book and to immediately discontinue its use." Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey delivers her State of the State address, Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala.
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