Jefferson County School Leaders Relieved After School Taxes Renewed

| March 9, 2017 

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Education officials in Jefferson County are breathing a sigh of relief after voters approved a property tax renewal Tuesday that will provide about $100 million dollars for the county’s 12 public school systems. This includes $23 million in unrestricted funds for Birmingham City Schools over the next three decades. Here to talk about what this critical funding renewal means for students is Sam Prickett, reporter for the weekly newspaper Weld.

 

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