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The ‘high-risk’ designation could jeopardize substantial federal grant funding for Alaska schools this year, senators said. The Alaska Education Department is pushing back.
Chugiak High School students hosted a forum for mayoral and school board candidates.
One bond would provide up to $70 million for charter school construction and the other would provide up to $15 million for maintenance projects.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District has decided to close Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School at the end of the school year due to budget shortfalls.
The House Education Committee on Wednesday is set to hear a school-funding bill proposed by Rep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage.
House leaders appeared to heed a request by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to make the reading institute permanent.
HB 193 overwhelmingly passed the Legislature on Monday. It would allow eligible rural schools to increase their download speeds to 100 mbps.
The February study from UAA’s ISER found that when adjusted for cost of living, Alaska teacher salaries are not competitive with other states, particularly in rural communities.
Rural districts say they’re considering cutting sports, staff and programs as they prepare slimmed-down budgets for the coming year.
The policy would allow teachers interested in Alaska careers to be compensated for their previous experience at the discretion of the school district.
HB 193 is expected to be approved quickly by the Senate and be sent to the governor for his consideration.
Any new education proposal will need to come from the House, say Senate majority members.
Next year’s budget for the largest school district in the state is dependent on uncertain state funding. The fate of programs like IGNITE and language immersion programs are in jeopardy.
One week remains until the deadline for federal grants that would make equitable speeds affordable.
Opponents of the effort to override the veto cited the governor’s threat to cut funding from the budget even if the $200 million bipartisan bill were to become law.
The election comes at a time when the district faces significant challenges, and pits incumbents against candidates who say they want to see fundamental changes to how the board operates.
Ben Eielson Junior-Senior High School students would transfer to North Pole Middle School and High School.
The district is required by state law to draft a resolution approved by the Anchorage School Board in order to hire teachers who have retired.
The House Education Committee hasn’t met since Feb. 14, denying Gov. Mike Dunleavy a channel of support for his ideas.
A Dimond High teacher was the subject of a social media post by Libs of TikTok, an account with millions of followers that often targets members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Several administrators said painful cuts and savings drawdowns would still be necessary even with the $175 million formula increase approved by lawmakers.
House Bill 148 would raise the maximum amount of an Alaska Performance Scholarship from $4,755 per year to $7,000 per year and expand the eligibility qualifications.
Board members and school administrators said Tuesday they were taking the unusual step of passing a budget that relies on money they don’t have in order to keep popular programs like IGNITE and avoid increasing class sizes for the second year in a row.