Alabama Education Policy Primer

TOC	Table of Contents
Intro	Introduction by Kenneth K.Wong and James W. Guthrie
Ch. 1	Accountability, Assessments, and Standards
Ch. 2	Achievement
Ch. 3	Closing the Achievement Gap
Ch. 4	Finance and Funding
Ch. 5	Governance and Policymaking
Ch. 6	Math, Science and Technology
Ch. 7	No Child Left Behind (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
Ch. 8	Reading and Writing
Ch. 9	School Choice
Ch. 10	School Leadership
Ch. 11	Teaching Quality
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Alabama Education Policy Primer

Ch. 4: Finance

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Overview
This chapter provides information on the following topics:

• How revenue is generated for Alabama's public elementary and secondary schools
• How Alabama's education budget is created
• How state funds are allocated to Alabama's public elementary and secondary schools
• How Alabama's public school revenues and expenditures compare to the United States and other Southern states
• How two education finance concepts - equity and adequacy - are shaping education finance matters in the United States and within Alabama