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SBOE Meeting & Work Session Recap: Sept. 2024
The State Board of Education discussed top priorities Thursday for next year's education budget, requesting a $225 million increase for the Foundation Program and a significant $52 million increase for struggling readers beyond 3rd grade in the FY26 Education Trust Fund (ETF) budget. Deputy State Superintendent Brandon Payne detailed a breakdown.SBOE Meeting & Work Session Recap: Aug. 2024
The number of third graders retained due to reading scores below benchmark dropped from 4,808 this spring to 1,832. This marks the first year the third-grade retention provision of the Alabama Literacy Act has taken effect. Of the 4,808 third graders who tested “not sufficient” on the 2023-2024 Alabama Comprehensive.Job Board
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