A breakdown of how much each Alabama public school system will receive from the third round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds is now available.
Of the about $2 billion in federal dollars allocated to the state, 90% will go directly to districts, with those considered the neediest based on poverty levels within the system receiving a larger portion a stipulation made by the federal government.
Additionally, districts have to spend 20% of the funding toward addressing learning loss through summer learning and enrichment programs, extended-day or extended-year programs and after-school programs, a release from the Alabama Department of Education states.
A House committee Thursday approved an education budget that would provide a pay raise for teachers and increases to several education programs.
The $7.65 billion Education Trust Fund budget, which passed the Senate on March 18, goes to the full House for consideration. I don t think it takes much for us all to pause and realize how significant the compensating effects of the fortunate position that we re in, particularly as compared to many states who have cut their education budgets, said House Ways and Means Education chair Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa.
The budget reflects a more hopeful outlook for the state economy as vaccinations for COVID increase. The Legislature last year abandoned ambitious plans for the education budget last year as the pandemic, and the fears of major economic losses, took hold.