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House Passes Education Budget With Stagnant Teacher Pay

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, March 18, the Alabama House of Representatives addressed the fiscal year 2015 Education Budget which begins on October 1. The most controversial aspect of the Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget is that, if the Senate concurs, teacher and education employees will see no pay increase. The Alabama … Continued
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March 19, 2014

Bentley Threatens to Veto Education Budget

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) publicly announced that if the legislature passes an Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget that does not raise the pay of Alabama teachers then he will veto that budget. Governor Bentley said, “The Education Budget I presented is good and balanced. I’m asking … Continued
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March 7, 2014

Education Legislation Coming Up This Week

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Time is running out on the 2013 legislative session and several bills affecting education employees are on the calendar for the closing days of this session. The Alabama Education Association (AEA) addressed some of these issues in the Monday’s ‘Alabama School Journal.’ The biggest of these is of course … Continued
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April 30, 2013

Senate Committee Potentially Cuts Teacher Raise

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) submitted a budget with a two and a half percent raise for teachers and other education employees.  The House Republicans substituted the Governor’s budget proposal with one of their own that cut that pay increase to just two percent.  On Wednesday, the Alabama Senate’s … Continued
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April 25, 2013