The million dollar contract: How education tax dollars are wasted in Alabama
Last legislative session, with good results and great PR rolling in for Alabama’s Pre-K program, the Department of Early Childhood Education received a record-breaking increase in funding, as Gov. Kay Ivey and lawmakers pledged to build on one of the few bright spots in Alabama’s public education programs.
The Education Trust Fund budget passed by the Legislature and signed by Ivey included $96 million for DECE, an increase of $18.5 million from the previous year. It was the largest increase in the program’s history and hailed as a triumph for education.
But this is Alabama. And where there’s money to spend, you’ll find the usual leeches lurking about, figuring out ways to divvy up a portion for themselves and their friends and family.
In late June, just a couple of weeks after Ivey gave final approval to the ETF budget, DECE secretary Jeana Ross awarded a marketing contract to a Birmingham firm.
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(Alabama Political Reporter)