Our Mission Alabamians for Academic Excellence and Integrity (AAEI) is a nonpartisan organization advocating for education rooted in the classical Western tradition, and the purposes which undergird classical education including pursuing truth, preserving and enriching the culture, developing good character and citizenship and ensuring graduates are prepared to succeed in their chosen vocations. Reclaiming Our Heritage: An Alpha College to Face the Future By Lawrence Clayton A new bill—SB 129