Alabama education budget moves ahead minus Montgomery Whitewater funds
The Senate committee approved a nearly $9 billion education budget with a 2% pay raise for education employees and modest tax rebates.
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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.”