5/4/2012 Group Watch: Senate Approved Education Budget
On Tuesday, the Senate approved an education budget that reduces spending on public schools and colleges, cuts teaching positions and increases class sizes. The Senate voted 31-4 for the $5.5 billion budget for the upcoming school year. It’s about $150 million (or 2.7 percent) less than the current year’s budget. The Senate budget chair says the budget increases funding for school supplies and textbooks and maintains funding for successful programs like the Alabama Reading Initiative, distance learning and pre-K. The budget now goes to the House, which is expected to make some changes to the Senate-passed document.
