Cracking the Code: Alabama’s Funding Formula

Session 2 will provide attendees with a close examination of Alabama’s funding formula, including its history, structure, how it works in practice, and its impact on key drivers like salaries and staffing, instructional programs, and learning supports for students.

We’ll discuss how the current formula funds and impacts rural and urban districts, and the challenges local counties face in funding the remainder of district needs.

1. Southerners for Fair Funding: Alabama Overview
2. Why Funding Matters: Overview of Alabama School Funding (Every Child Alabama)
3. Why Funding Matters: Students from Low-Income Backgrounds (Every Child Alabama)
4. Why Funding Matters: Rural Schools (Every Child Alabama)
5. Why Funding Matters: Students with Disabilities (Every Child Alabama)
6. Why Funding Matters: English Learners (Every Child Alabama)
7. Why Funding Matters: Charter Schools (Every Child Alabama)