Alabama § 16-5-51 Purpose

Alabama Statutes

§ 16-5-51 — Purpose

Alabama § 16-5-51

Title 16Education

Ch. 5Alabama Commission on Higher Education

Art. 3Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program

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Ala. Code § 16-5-51 (2026).

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The purpose of the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program is twofold:

(1)To encourage individuals to enroll in and complete programs leading to Alabama certification in mathematics, science, or computer science.

(2)To improve the educational system in Alabama by encouraging those who complete the program to accept math, science, or computer science teaching positions in Alabama public schools, preferably in public school systems, including charter schools, where the shortage of math, science, or computer science teachers, or any combination of the three, is most acute, or in a school that has been designated as a failing school, or any other term adopted to identify an underperforming school, by the State Board of Education or the Legislature.

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The purpose of the Alabama Math and Science Teacher Education Program is twofold:
(1) To encourage individuals to enroll in and complete programs leading to Alabama certification in mathematics, science, or computer science.
(2) To improve the educational system in Alabama by encouraging those who complete the program to accept math, science, or computer science teaching positions in Alabama public schools, preferably in public school systems, including charter schools, where the shortage of math, science, or computer science teachers, or any combination of the three, is most acute, or in a school that has been designated as a failing school, or any other term adopted to identify an underperforming school, by the State Board of Education or the Legislature.