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Rep. Andi Story’s bill would stabilize school districts’ budgeting process by changing what data is used for funding calculations.

The federal department blocked $6.8 billion nationally for the upcoming school year.

Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, said the governor’s decision to veto the education bill came as a surprise. “This is a twist that I hadn’t honestly expected,” Stevens said in an interview.

In Alaska, the state’s school administrators association estimated that superintendent turnover is nearing 30 percent.