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Quick Reads – April 14, 2016

These are going to be really quick reads. Alabama’s statehouse reporters are doing a remarkable job keeping up with what Alabama’s lawmakers are doing. And there’s some other stuff going on, too. The State Board of Education will name an interim...
Posted On Apr 13 2016
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A Busy Week in Education Policy News

It has been a busy week (or two) in education policy, folks. From movement on the charter school front, to budget presentations, to new bills poised to change the landscape of public education (again), there’s a lot to keep up with. And oh yeah, the Alabama Legislature...
Posted On Feb 07 2016
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State Board FY17 Budget Priorities – Are Teacher Raises Coming?

The State Board of Education spent nearly two hours discussing their budget priorities for FY17. State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice included teacher raises among those priorities. In today’s Decatur Daily, Mary Sell writes about Bice’s presentation to state board...
Posted On Oct 09 2015
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The Bottom Line: How Education Funding Was Affected by the Second Special Session

A lot of numbers are being thrown around as folks try to explain what happened to education funding as a result of the passage of the General Fund budget in the recently-ended second special session. When asked which numbers to believe, Othni Lathram, Interim Director of the...
Posted On Sep 30 2015
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Wanna Know More About the Education Budget and Education Spending?

If you want to know more about how education in Alabama is funded, you’ve come to the right place. This week promises to be filled with discussion about the ETF and the General Fund, as our legislators return to Montgomery later this afternoon. Get informed so you can join...
Posted On Aug 03 2015
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The ETF Budget: What the Senate Committee Did

Everything that Governor Bentley moved from the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget to the General Fund budget was put back into the ETF budget by the Senate Finance and Taxation – Education committee, with the exception of funding for the Alabama Historical Commission....
Posted On Apr 14 2015
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Education Bills Up for Debate in Committees on Wednesday

As of the end of Day 11 in Week 5 of the 2015 session, we are following 100 education-related bills. A total of 782 bills have been filed. Here’s a look at the agendas for committee meetings on Wednesday, April 8, in the Alabama legislature. UPDATE 9:00 p.m., April 7: Room...
Posted On Apr 07 2015
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Other Things in the ETF Budget

The legislature is expected to begin budget discussions when they return from spring break on Tuesday. In recent years, the amount of tax revenue allocated from the Education Trust Fund (ETF) to agencies other than K-12 and higher education had been increasing from year to year,...
Posted On Mar 30 2015
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The State Board of Education’s Preliminary FY16 Budget Request – UPDATED 12/17/14

The State Board of Education (SBOE) approved a preliminary budget proposal for FY16 at the December 10, 2014, board meeting. The proposal marks the beginning of a three-year initiative to bring Foundation Program funding back to a better operational level. The request also...
Posted On Dec 16 2014
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The FY16 Rolling Reserve Cap and Other Calculations

Time to talk FY16 budgets. Yep, FY15 just began on October 1, 2014, but good budget planning begins years ahead, right? One of the political footballs that gets tossed around every year is what’s known as the Rolling Reserve Cap. State education officials are always eager...
Posted On Nov 10 2014
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The New Education-Related Laws from the 2014 Session

Click the link, read the synopsis. Check out the Current Legislation page for the final status of all education-related bills. Here’s the FY15 ETF budget, with only the items specific to K-12. (Here’s the spreadsheet.) Here’s the full FY15 ETF budget. Further...
Posted On Apr 15 2014
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Education Budget for FY15 – FINAL VERSION

UPDATE APRIL 12 – 10:00 p.m. – The Governor signed this version yesterday (April 11). This is the final version. UPDATE APRIL 3 – 8:00 p.m. – The House concurred and this budget now goes to the Governor. No pay raise was included in the legislature’s...
Posted On Apr 02 2014
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How Big of a Budgetary Priority Are Our Public Schools?

States are responsible for funding public education, right? And states fund public education by passing a budget through which monies are allocated to public schools, right? A budget is a policy tool. A budget delineates and clarifies priorities. Every year, about this time...
Posted On Mar 31 2014
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Paying to Learn: The Hidden Cost of Public Education, Part 2

Paying to learn has become a generally-accepted principle in Alabama’s public schools. As taxpayers have refused to increase funding for public education and as the state legislature continues to carve up the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget among agencies other than...
Posted On Mar 30 2014
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