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Education chief cites NAEP gains, flags budget problem with principal bonuses tied to federal eligibility rule
Summary
State education official reported strong gains on NAEP and state test recovery metrics but warned of an unanticipated budget shortfall for Principal Leadership Mentoring Act stipends after a federal change made more school districts eligible for an additional stipend tied to community eligibility provisions.
Dr. Mackey, the State Department of Education official who presented to the committee, highlighted recent student achievement gains and raised a budgetary concern about principal and assistant principal bonuses under the Principal Leadership Mentoring Act.
Mackey said Alabama ranked among the top states for recovery following the pandemic — citing both NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) results and an independent education‑recovery scorecard — and noted the state is “number 2 in reading growth” and “number 1 in math growth” since 2019. He…
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