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Alabama’s Numeracy Act, passed in 2022, adds teacher support, standardized instructional materials, regular testing throughout the school year and required interventions for students.
Districts brace for staff shortages as veteran educators leave classrooms at a growing rate. Here's what we know ...
Alabama schools are adding staff, but losing students. Here’s why. Updated: Nov. 02, 2023, 9:16 a.m. ... Schools employ 3,300 more support staff such as lunchroom workers, ...
To make the transition back into the school year smoother, we've created a one-stop back-to-school guide with resources and ...
These are funds that Congress has authorized for the 2025-26 school year to support classrooms across the state. Much of this amount is directly tied to salaries for teachers, teacher aides, and ...
Alabama’s schools chief wants $799 million more for K-12, new budget proposal shows Alabama board of education members got a first look at State Superintendent Eric Mackey’s spending ...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey gave her support Tuesday for a state lottery and outlined her top legislative priority — a school choice proposal that could provide $7,000 per student in taxpayer funding ...
Now, as the school, like many around Alabama, wrestles with dips in achievement scores during the pandemic and considers the impact of a third-grade reading law, staff are doubling down on the ...
As a result, Alabama’s per-pupil spending was $11,819 per student in 2022, 36th in the nation. The national average was $16,340. Money works ...
For example, under Alabama's statutory methods, a piece of farm or timber land worth $1 million is subject to a maximum tax for the support of public schools of a paltry $411. This is not by accident.
Autauga County Schools Superintendent Lyman Woodfin proposed a $150 million bond issue to fund a new high school in ...