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The recognition came alongside cash for schools in Birmingham, Huntsville and other communities.

Norris, a teacher at Oak Mountain Middle School, will serve as Alabama's "official ambassador for public education and the teaching profession."

Two groups of education professionals may get bonuses on top of pay raises.

The Senate committee approved a nearly $9 billion education budget with a 2% pay raise for education employees and modest tax rebates.

The Senate committee approved a nearly $9 billion education budget with a 2% pay raise for education employees and modest tax rebates.

The Senate committee approved a nearly $9 billion education budget with a 2% pay raise for education employees and modest tax rebates.

Currently, it's up to parents and activists to take a book-by-book, school-by-school approach.

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, said on a Monday Zoom call that he opposes proposals to shift taxpayer funds from public schools to private ones. He also said that

Schools would also have to notify parents about changes “in the student’s services or monitoring relating to the student’s mental, emotional or physical health.”

“We do have a critical shortage in some areas of the state,” said a state board member. “No matter where they go, they’re needed.”