According to Jennifer Schmitz, director of the Alaska Educator Retention and Recruitment Center, 20 school districts in Alaska employed 232 educators with J-1 visas and 341 educators with H-1B visas in 2025.
State Government
Trump appoints Alaska governor to a seat on U.S. Arctic Research Commission
This is the first time a sitting governor has served on the commission, which promotes Arctic research and advises on funding priorities.
$248 million draft of Senate capital budget would shore up schools and state facilities
About $100 million of the draft budget would go toward catching up on deferred maintenance at facilities around the state.
Alaska House rejects Senate effort to impose corporate taxes on Hilcorp
It was the House’s first floor vote in this two-year Legislature on a major oil and gas tax measure — and a moment illustrating a major disagreement between two Democrat-heavy bipartisan coalitions.
Alaska House passes budget with $1,500 Permanent Fund dividend and boosts to education funding
The budget now heads to the Senate, which will come up with its own draft and set the stage for final negotiations in the closing days of the legislative session in May.
Gov. Dunleavy signs closely watched $450 million fast-track budget bill
The bill provides $70 million dollars for the state’s 10% match to federal construction projects, $75 million for disaster relief and nearly $100 million for wildfire suppression.