Legislature approves $9.3 billion education budget, including teacher pay raise

The Alabama Legislature has approved a teacher pay raise as part of a new $9.3 billion Education Trust Fund budget.

“Ensuring every Alabama student receives a quality education is my number one priority, and I am proud we are once again, for a sixth straight year, investing a record amount in education,” Ivey said in a statement. “Each year in my tenure as governor, I have been proud to propose a pay increase for our teachers, and I am grateful to the Legislature for again answering the call to give our teachers another deserved pay raise. During my state of the state address, I also challenged the Legislature to increase our starting salaries for teachers so we could have the highest base salary for teachers among our neighboring states.

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