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Agency of Education asks committee to plug gaps for licensure, adult education and school meals
Summary
At a Jan. 24 House Appropriations Committee hearing, the Agency of Education requested modest FY25 adjustments to cover expanded peer-review licensure demand, an adult-education funding gap and a downward revision for school meal spending.
The House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 24 heard the Agency of Education request several adjustments to its fiscal 2025 budget, including $75,000 to cover increased demand in the peer‑review teacher-licensure pathway, $506,000 for adult education and a $2.9 million reduction to a school‑meals appropriation based on updated usage estimates.
Sean Guzman, interim chief financial officer at the Agency of Education, told the committee the peer‑review line needs an additional $75,000 because the General Assembly authorized removing the $1,200 peer‑review fee to encourage more teacher candidates to use the alternative pathway. "The good news is there's an uptake of that program,…
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