If the executive order disrupts federal funding, hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake in Alaska.
Education
State lawmakers seek answers after report finds squalid conditions at rural public schools
KYUK and ProPublica launched a project highlighting the public health and safety crisis inside Alaska’s rural public schools this month, kicking off a discussion among lawmakers on the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
Juneau school board approves budget assuming $400 BSA increase
The budget is based on uncertainties that could still put the district in the red. It’s built on a $400 increase to the state’s per-student allocation that has not happened yet.
Juneau School District approaches decision on annual district budget
The Juneau School District amended its proposed budget Tuesday and expects to make a final decision at a special meeting Thursday.
‘Schools have been waiting’: Alaska House passes public school funding boost
The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding formula by $1,000.
Alaska House lawmakers tweak education bill ahead of final vote expected Wednesday
The four approved changes all came from members of the Republican House minority, who have complained in recent weeks about being left out of the process.