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The substitute bill includes large pay raises for teachers, and additional money for four-year colleges and Pre-K.
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Alabama Education Trust Fund stories
Education
Opponents criticized the amount of money the bill will draw from the ETF as well as investing public dollars into private schools not subject...
Governor
The budget also includes 4 percent raises for teachers and state employees.
Legislature
The state General Fund and Education Trust Fund saw historic revenues in 2021 due largely to federal pandemic assistance.
Education
The $2.01 billion budget recommendation represents a 17.53 percent increase over the FY 2021-22 appropriation.
Economy
The ETF and general fund grew by more than 11 percent compared to 2020 numbers.
Legislature
The $7.7 billion FY 2022 ETF is actually the largest education budget in state history.
Legislature
The governor's proposed budgets call for a 2 percent pay raise for education workers and state employees.
Education
The website provides access to all the state’s resources for children and their families, including child care, education, family services and health services.
News
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter State Reps. John Knight, D-Montgomery, and Thad McClammy, D-Montgomery, called on the Alabama State Department of Education to...
