"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about programs and goals of public education in Alabama. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Career/Technical Education; (2) Board Briefs; (3) Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching; (4) The Annenberg/CPB Channel Collection: Professional Development Resources At Your Fingertips; (5) Hurricane Katrina Education Aid Package Approved: Systems Receive in Excess of $30 Million; and (6) Black History Month. Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama Schools; (2) Calendar; and (3) Teacher of the Month.