By Associated Press
Montgomery, AL – Alabama legislators expect to make deep cuts in education spending for the next school year, but an Associated Press survey of lawmakers found sharp differences between the House and Senate about how to do it.
In the House, 41 percent of those surveyed favor cutting K-12 schools less than two-year colleges and four-year universities. Only 13 percent of the Senate felt that way.
In the Senate, 50 percent of those surveyed supported reducing all levels of education equally. Only 30 percent of the House shared that opinion.
The other legislators had other views or were undecided.
The Legislature convenes Feb. 3. Legislative fiscal experts are warning that public schools and colleges face a second-straight year of budget cuts.