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In a 39-20 split, lawmakers were one vote short of overriding Dunleavy’s veto of a $200 million education package.
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.
Dunleavy said that to earn his support for increasing the Base Student Allocation, he wanted lawmakers to advance provisions to pay teacher bonuses and pave the way for more charter schools.
The Alaska Legislature overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan education bill, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday signaled that he didn’t support it.
A new education funding package that the Alaska House passed with broad support includes a substantial funding boost for public schools, but its fate remains unclear.
University of Alaska Fairbanks administrators say it needs the investment to fund an average of 70 Ph.D. graduates a year through 2026.
The Senate is expected to concur with the education package, sending it to the governor’s desk for his consideration.
Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt said the proposal, which drew opposition from teachers and parents, was introduced without enough time for public input. The IGNITE gifted program remained in jeopardy.
Debate over school funding is dominating the Alaska Legislature as districts faces teacher shortages and, in some cases, multimillion-dollar deficits.
Facing a budget deficit and a wave of other planned reductions, the district is proposing a reshuffle of elementary education that would also bring the end of the IGNITE program for gifted students and require dozens of teachers to reapply for jobs.
State legislators and U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski are considering a push for an extension.
Administrators sent a letter to families at Central Middle School about the positive test, but believe the risk of further transmission is low, based on expert guidance.
Dunleavy says the Harvard study helps make the case for expanding charter schools, but others expressed concern that it could have an outsized impact on state education policy despite its small sample size and other limitations.
Corporations would get tax credits for child care and subsidies for tuition costs would also be expanded under the bipartisan bill.
The Democrat-dominated House minority caucus is excluded from the negotiating team, as are Bush Caucus members of the House majority.
“The fat is gone”: The school district’s proposed budget for 2024-25 includes millions in cuts meant to offset a nearly $100 million deficit.