"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) Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, & Students Statewide (ACCESS) Distance Learning Bridges the Distance for Alabama Students; (2) Alabama Technology Impact In Education Week Encourages Discovery Of Educational Technologies; (3) January 23-27: Alabama Technology Impact in Education Week; (4) Alabama Tenth In Nation For Most National Board Certified Teachers; and (5) Alabama Among First States To Conduct "School Bus Watch Train-the-Trainers". Regular features include: (1) Good News in Alabama; (2) Awards, Opportunities and Professional Development; (3) Calendar; and (4) Teacher of the Month.