Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

Peters Wins Battle of the Bettys

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Voters returned Betty Peters to the Alabama State School Board on Tuesday night, handing her a third term as the district 2 representative. With 10 of 14 counties reporting as of press time, Peters, a Republican, won a decisive victory, defeating Democratic challenger Betty Letlow 96,799 votes to 61,997 votes. Peters ran ...

Betty Peters Speaks on Common Core Standards

Thursday, August 19th, 2010



Dothan Magazine August 2009

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Betty gave an interview to Dothan Magazine in August of 2009. Click here for Part I and Part II of the complete article.

Peters raises doubts about Nat’l Standards

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Betty Peters speaks to Senator Jeff Sessions about federal interference in educational matters. [click title for video]

Peters says Race to the Top federal power grab

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Alabama has failed so far in its attempts to get federal Race To The Top program funds, and that’s a good thing, according to Alabama State Board of Education member Betty Peters. The state recently learned that it won’t be among states receiving $4.2 billion in federal aid. Reasons given for ...