yes you will get 3 months of peaceful silence!

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Thanks John!

It's been great to learn how my AL.com colleagues conquer web traffic. Living in one of the less-populated and less-wealthy states, but conducting best-in-class journalism? Hell yeah

You could be. It's up to DOR to decide whether the stated use + education service provider is allowed in the regulation. We're trying to parse out some of those use cases and see whether anyone is being allowed to use them. I'll pass that one along.

Here's that longer story. www.al.com/educationlab...

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This reporting lays the foundation for transparency and accountability with public dollars. And it gives parents the information they need to make critical decisions about their children's future. Stay tuned for more, plus a great in-depth story today from Rebecca Griesbach.

Education journalism is evolving. With Alabama's massive school choice expansion (and something similar looming nationwide), covering only public schools no longer serves our readers.