The U.S. Department of Education says Alaska failed to meet conditions attached to COVID relief funding for schools in Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula.
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Juneau School Board to reconsider school closure plan on Tuesday
Board member Amber Frommherz said the board should take the time to consider putting 7th through 12th grade at two campuses.
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.
Students rally to keep high school at Juneau-Douglas: Yadaa.at Kalé
The school board will vote on a school reconfiguration model on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Protestors rally at the Alaska State Capitol for more school funding
Senate leaders said Tuesday they are in negotiations with their House counterparts on a pending education bill.
School funding concerns dominate Juneau delegation’s town hall
The three lawmakers shared their priorities going into the session.
Dunleavy slashes education funding boost as part of budget vetoes
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday vetoed more than $200 million from the state budget, including half of the money the Legislature wanted to spend as a one-time increase in public school funding.
Some Alaska legislative priorities stalled last session, so where do those bills go from here?
The Legislature only passed 30 bills last session.
Alaska Senate passes bill to increase school funding
The amount of per student funding hasn’t increased since 2017, and many teachers and administrators say the $30 increase planned for next year isn’t enough.
Alaska House minority members duck out in dispute over increased education funding
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks, who’s been covering the Legislature for about a decade, says Wednesday was one of the weirdest days at the Capitol he’s ever seen.