Alabama State Board of Education

What Alabama State Board of Education does

The Alabama State Board of Education is a constitutional state government body that governs K-12 public education across Alabama's 67 counties. Founded in 1854 and headquartered in Montgomery, the Board oversees a public education system serving approximately 748,000 students through a network of more than 130 Local Education Agencies (LEAs). Members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate to staggered terms, with the Board's authority grounded in the Alabama Constitution and state statute; it operates in conjunction with the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), the administrative arm that executes Board policy.

The Board administers a portfolio of statewide programs including the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI), the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI), the ACAP assessment system, the Alabama Literacy Act and Alabama Numeracy Act implementation frameworks, the Charter Schools Program, and Alabama Virtual Schools. In 2025, the Board adopted a new Course of Study for Digital Literacy and Computer Science K-12 and formed a Technology Quality Assurance Board (TQAB) to provide AI and generative AI governance for the state's K-12 technology ecosystem. The Board also serves as the state's primary instructional-materials gatekeeper, issuing Tier 1 and other adoption ratings for publisher programs such as the recent Savvas Learning Company K-12 Social Studies approval (April 2026) and Gallopade International K-6 Social Studies Tier 1 rating (March 2026).

As a state government entity, the Alabama State Board of Education is funded through state legislative appropriations and federal education grants, with no commercial revenue streams. Its operating model is regulatory and administrative rather than commercial: setting academic standards, approving and rating instructional materials, allocating Foundation Program funds to LEAs, administering federal Title programs, and certifying charter and virtual schools. Revenue predictability is therefore a function of state and federal budget cycles rather than customer demand, and any expansion of scope (such as AI governance or computer science mandates) translates into new regulatory surface area rather than new market share.

Name

Alabama State Board of Education

Legal name

Alabama State Board of Education

Website

https://alabamaachieves.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

The Alabama State Board of Education is a constitutional state body governing K-12 public education across Alabama's 67 counties, headquartered in Montgomery and serving approximately 748,000 students through more than 130 Local Education Agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Public Education Governance

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (923110), Administration of Education Programs (92311)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Elected School Boards & Governance Councils (EDADABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

National/State Curriculum & Standards Authorities (EDADAEAA), Policy, Governance & Board Administration (EDAJAHAG), Professional Development / CPD Requirement Administration for Licensure (EDADAJAL), National/State Examination Boards & Testing Agencies (EDADAFAA)

Keywords

• K-12 education governance
• Public education policy
• Education standards
• State education oversight
• Curriculum development

Headquarters

HQ city

Montgomery

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Alabama State Board of Education is the constitutionally authorized state-level governing body responsible for establishing policies, academic standards, and regulations governing K-12 public education across the state of Alabama. The Board oversees the state's public school system, sets curriculum and graduation standards, administers statewide student assessments, and provides operational direction to local education agencies (LEAs) and public schools.

Product overview

The Alabama State Board of Education operates as a government education department overseeing Alabama's K-12 public school system. The organization provides a central web portal (alabamaachieves.org) and manages multiple educational programs including the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) focused on Science of Reading instruction, the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) for STEM education, Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways, and assessment programs including ACAP and ACT with Writing. Additional programs include textbook adoption processes, virtual schools, charter school oversight, and specialized initiatives such as the Purple Star School Program for military families. The organization also implements legislative mandates including the Alabama Literacy Act and Alabama Numeracy Act to improve student outcomes across the state.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alabama Literacy Act: State law requiring evidence-based reading instruction aligned to the science of reading
• Alabama Numeracy Act
• Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI)
• AMSTI (Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative)
• Alabama Achieves

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% high school graduation rate, ranked #1 nationally for 2020
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Savvas Learning CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026The Alabama State Board of Education approved Savvas Learning Company's complete K-12 social studies programs for statewide classroom use. Savvas is the only publisher on Alabama's approved list offering a full K-12 social studies solution, providing customized curricula for civics, economics, geography, and history aligned to Alabama Course of Study Social Studies Standards.
• Gallopade InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 March 2026Gallopade International earned Tier 1 rating from the Alabama Board of Education for its K-6 Social Studies curriculum, becoming the only company among all submissions to achieve the highest possible rating across all elementary grades. Evaluation based on state's updated 2024 Alabama Social Studies Course of Study standards.
• Lexia Learning (LETRS Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) professional development. Over 18,000 early childhood education teachers trained on science of reading through LETRS, with 97 teachers becoming Certified Academic Language Therapists (CALTs).
• Stanford Educational Opportunity ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research relationship for NAEP data analysis and educational outcome studies. Stanford researchers found Alabama among states showing success using phonics-based 'science of reading' approaches.
• Technology Quality Assurance Board (TQAB)coreOthersGovernor Ivey formed the TQAB to oversee secure and responsible deployment of emerging technologies across state agencies, including supporting AI and GenAI initiatives for education. ALSDE participates in AI governance and implementation standards.
• USDA Food and Nutrition ServicecoreOthersFederal partnership for Child Nutrition Programs including National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, and School Breakfast Program. ALSDE administers waivers and compliance for these programs across Alabama schools.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Texas Education Agency: State-level education agency governing K-12 public education in Texas. Direct peer to the Alabama State Board of Education as a constitutionally empowered state education authority with standards-setting, assessment, and funding distribution responsibilities.
• Florida Department of Education: State-level education agency governing K-12 public education in Florida. Direct peer with comparable scope: statewide standards, assessments, accountability, and funding distribution to districts.
• California Department of Education: State education agency overseeing California's K-12 system. Direct peer with similar mandate over standards, curriculum frameworks, assessment, and federal program administration.
• New York State Education Department: State education department governing K-12 in New York. Direct peer with analogous authority over standards, assessments, professional certification, and district funding.

Regional players

• Georgia Department of Education: Regional state education agency in the Southeast. Closely comparable in scale, governance structure, and K-12 policy mandate, and operates in a neighboring state with similar demographic and political context.
• Tennessee Department of Education: Regional state education agency in the Southeast. Comparable mandate over K-12 standards, assessments, and district funding, with a similar recent track record of literacy and math improvement initiatives.
• Mississippi Department of Education: Regional state education agency in neighboring Mississippi. Comparable in scope and scale, with the Literacy-Based Promotion Act representing a parallel legislative-mandated reading reform to Alabama's Literacy Act.
• Louisiana Department of Education: Regional state education agency in the Gulf South. Comparable mandate over K-12 standards, assessment, and district accountability, with shared policy priorities in literacy and numeracy reform.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Department of Education: Federal counterpart providing funding and policy direction to state education agencies. Operates with broader scope but is the source of federal education grants that fund a portion of ALSDE's administered programs.

Others

• Council of Chief State School Officers: Non-profit association of state education chiefs. Provides coordination, research, and policy advocacy across state education agencies, including Alabama, making it a comparable ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/AlabamaAchieves
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/aldeptofed
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlabamaDepartmentofEducation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alabama-department-of-education
• Instagraminstagram.com/aldeptofeducation

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