While the state tried to change the way certain transportation funding is calculated, it’s unclear why the gap in school funding was wide enough to fail the test in the first place.
Education
Alaska legislators override Dunleavy’s veto of education bill
Lawmakers voted 46-14 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that includes increased funding for public schools and a series of education policy reforms.
ANSEP cancels summer acceleration academy after loss of federal grant
University of Alaska officials were informed last week that the federal government had terminated their $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
Former member appointed to fill Juneau school board vacancy
Steve Whitney will fill a seat vacated by Will Muldoon until the school board election this October.
Dunleavy vetoes compromise education funding bill, setting up override vote
House Bill 57 would have increased the base public school funding by $700 per student. Lawmakers included several policy reforms in an effort at compromise.
Alaska fails federal disparity test, putting millions in education funding at risk
Unless the state is able to appeal the decision, what’s usually tens of millions of dollars in federal aid won’t count toward the state’s education contribution for the next fiscal year.