Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed keeping the base student allocation at $5,960 next year. The Alaska Association of School Boards is calling for an increase of at least $860.
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With Alaska struggling to hire, state legislators consider revived pension plans for public employees
Lawmakers abolished pensions for new employees in 2006 amid a multibillion-dollar shortfall in the pension fund, replacing them with a 401(k)-style retirement system.
Alaska schools have long struggled to hire and keep teachers. The pandemic is making it worse
During the pandemic, burnout and absenteeism have piled stress on a system that was already buckling.
Bill would draw school funds from permanent fund earnings, along with PFD
Half of the money that doesn’t go to dividends would pay for state education funding.
As teacher contract dispute continues, Anchorage School District and teachers union schedule third round of mediation
After two days of contract negotiations, the Anchorage School district and the Anchorage Education Association have agreed to a third round of mediation.