The school system covered the cost of all school supplies for Title I schools. Schools that qualified for Title I funding had ...

For example, Mountain Brook High School, located in the wealthiest city in Alabama, spent $13,933 per student of which $9,025 was from local taxes. In the same district, at Mountain Brook Junior ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Alabama is the latest state to consider a change to school funding formulas. Mississippi changed its formula earlier year. Tennessee changed its formula in 2022.

1. Increased Enrollment Trends Given that CHOOSE Act funding covers nearly 75% of Alabama families, Alabama private schools have access to a larger pool of applicants than ever before.

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 ...

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.

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 ...