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Alabama Schools Struggle with Budget Crunch | Birmingham News
Alabama schools are in a tight spot—facing soaring health insurance costs, outdated tech, and overdue textbook updates—with the state proposing zero new staff hires for the second year in a row to redirect funds to local districts. A hard-won 2% pay raise for state employees is now funded by the legislature, but rising premiums and prescription drug costs threaten retention of essential workers. Meanwhile, pandemic-era tech is reaching its end-of-life, and districts are scrambling to replace it without breaking budget rules that block textbook funds from covering devices. With the next budget…
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