Because of a dispute between its two Republican co-chairs, the committee hasn’t met in three weeks.
Education
Alaska is last in the nation at FAFSA completion, leaving millions in college aid on the table
Meanwhile, the bungled FAFSA rollout is delaying college decisions for Alaska’s high school seniors.
With Dunleavy veto threat looming, lawmakers work toward common ground on education
The bipartisan education bill passed with large majorities in the House and Senate.
University of Alaska students in Juneau raise alarm over campus response to sexual assault
The campus student news publication wrote in a recent editorial that the university’s Title IX system is badly flawed when it comes to protecting survivors.
City approves funding to help close Juneau School District’s budget gap
The Juneau Assembly has approved a $4 million loan and will help pay for some non-instructional costs.
Alaska’s education board sends a $500M wish list for construction and maintenance to lawmakers
The list will go to the governor and the Legislature to be considered for funding.
Education bill would add millions to Juneau School District’s budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has suggested he’ll veto the bill unless it includes more of his priorities.
Dunleavy demands additional concessions before he’ll sign bipartisan education bill
Two provisions backed by the governor — direct state approval process for charter schools and annual retention bonuses of up to $15,000 for teachers — were left out of the bill.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy says bipartisan education funding bill ‘falls far short’
The bill would increase the base per-student state funding to school districts by $680, the first substantial increase since 2016.
After months of committee review, Mat-Su School Board bans 1 book
Many of the challenged books feature characters of color or LGBTQ+ characters, a key point in a federal lawsuit Mat-Su students and their families filed last November.