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AMSTI
Steve Ricks, Director
Alabama State Dept. of Education
50 North Ripley Street
PO Box 302101
Montgomery, AL 36130-2101
334-353-9151
questions@amsti.org

AMSTI-Athens
Joyce Waid, Director
256-216-6622
joyce.waid@athens.edu

AMSTI-AU
Beth Hickman, Director
334-844-8110
hickmep@auburn.edu

AMSTI-JSU
Tanya Barnes, Director
256-847-0784
tbarnes@jsu.edu

AMSTI-Troy
Kim Dove, Director
334-670-5978
kdove@troy.edu

AMSTI-UAB
Karen Wood, Director
205-996-6998
kwwood@uab.edu

AMSTI-UAH
Carol Mueller, Director
256-824-2806
muellerc@email.uah.edu

AMSTI-UA/UWA
Ninette Cannon, Director
205-409-3151 Ext. 102
ncannon@bamaed.ua.edu

AMSTI-UM
Debbie O'Hara, Director
205-358-8543
oharads@montevallo.edu

AMSTI-UNA
Shelly Hollis, Director
256-765-6908
dmhollis@una.edu

AMSTI-USA
Shelly Rider, Director
251-665-4684
srider@gulftel.com

AMSTI-WCCS/ASU
Jane Walker, Director
334-876-9416
jwalker@wccs.edu

AMSTI In The News

Send news items to Jerry Cobbs jerry@amsti.org or Benjamin Hicks bhicks@alsde.edu.

Alabama Education & BP

Follow the latest developments on Dr. Morton's efforts to recoup losses to Alabama's Education Trust Fund revenues from BP.

BP Update

Press Release from Superintendent's Office - Monday, June 14, 2010

Memo and Press Release from Dr. Morton

Dr. Morton interview on Fox News - Friday, June 11, 2010

MEDIA ALERT

WHO: State Superintendent of Education Joe Morton

WHEN: Monday, June 14, 2010, 12:30-1 p.m.

WHAT: Nationally televised interview on FOX News concerning British Petroleum (BP) oil spill in the Gulf and plan to pursue full recovery from BP of tax dollars lost to public education in Alabama

State Superintendent to bill BP - Friday, June 11, 2010

Associated Press - June 10, 2010 1:24 PM ET

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's state school superintendent says he plans to bill BP for the loss of state taxes that support public education.

Superintendent Joe Morton held a news conference Thursday, where he said the oil spill's impact on Alabama's tourism and fishing industries is hurting tax collections, particularly sales, income and utility taxes that go toward public education.

Morton says he will use economic experts to calculate the loss each month and send BP a bill. He's also promising to sue if he's rebuffed by BP.

Morton says the spill is wreaking havoc on the Gulf coast economy, but it can't be allowed to undermine public schools