The State of Alabama Education Budget and an alternative for funding for example a state lottery.

Alabama will drop even lower in per pupil spending . There is a direct correlation between funding and pupil performance - and a similar correlation between economic outcomes following graduation . Without a solid foundation in language arts and sciences , high school graduates tend to veer away from colleges and seek immediate employment or venture into trade schools . A lack of higher education among the adult population results in lower income per capita with the concomitant effect of a decrease in tax revenues for the State due to lower pay among its employed citizens and

br a decline in the number of professional workers in the State who make up the most solid base of tax revenue in the form of property taxes for home ownership and state income tax and sales tax

Other adverse trends in the State of Alabama , which are not exclusive to that state but which have a heavy impact on its revenues , include a foreseeable decline in NASA 's space program spending in Alabama . NASA 's programs have an uncertain future , and the State has received considerable revenue in the form of taxes from employees of NASA Indeed , the space program has provided a sturdy economic base for the city of Birmingham and its environs . At this point , an increase in unemployment based on NASA 's probable layoffs as the shuttle program winds down can be anticipated . With unemployment on the rise , the tax revenue will inevitably continue to shrink over the next few years

Economic Stimulus Package 's Effect on Revenue for Alabama Education

The Federal Economic Stimulus Package contains funding to ease unemployment and to enhance education . However , in many states - Alabama among them - the funding has been partially rejected . Recently , Governor Riley rejected 100 million from the Federal Economic Stimulus Package that would have provided funds...