Alabama State Board of Education v. Brown

ADAMS, Justice.

We granted the appellant’s petition for writ of certiorari in order to address questions regarding the date on which certain teachers are entitled to a 10% pay raise approved for Alabama public school teachers pursuant to Act 85-796, Ala.Acts 1985, (the Teacher Pay Raise Act). The Court of Civil Appeals, 565 So.2d 253, set forth the facts and its holding as follows:

“Appellants are Alabama public school teachers who filed this action for declaratory and injunctive relief challenging the State Superintendent of Education's and the State Board of Education’s interpretation and…