With one legislative session finished and the next about eight months away, Alabama legislators will spend the time in between deciding whether to develop an entirely new school funding formula.

According to a breakdown of funding created by the Alabama State Department of Education, Mobile County and Jefferson County schools will receive the most money from the Raise Act in the 2026 ...

After a monthlong freeze, Alabama schools will regain access to nearly $70 million in federal funds that were under review by ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Bellwether, a group that analyzes education funding nationwide, says Alabama’s schools need more money.The nonprofit says the state’s current education funding system doesn ...

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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - As the U.S. Education Department prepares to cut half of its employees, one Alabama educator assures parents, students and school staff that their funding won’t diminish.These DOE ...

Whether by intention or accident, the Alabama Legislature has spent the last 11 years separating public money from public schools. We don’t have a lot of that money to begin with.

There’s a pamphlet in the Alabama Department of Archives and History written by Booker T. Washington. It’s called “How To Build Up A Good School in the South” and dates from the first ...

Managing Alabama’s school funding problems isn’t fixing them. Brian Lyman. Mon, July 15, 2024 at 11:59 AM UTC. 5 min read. Students in a hallway.

The U.S. Department of Education announced Friday afternoon it is releasing the final round of funding to Alabama schools ...

This money was expected to be available on July 1, but according to an email sent by Alabama State Superintendent Dr. Eric Mackey to superintendents, his office was not notified of the review until ...

Using spending figures broken down by school, The Alabama Education Lab looked at the relationship between school spending and test scores for the 2018-19 school year, before the pandemic hit.