The changes approved by the school board Tuesday mean that elementary school students will begin earlier while middle and high schoolers will start later.
Anchorage school start times could be rearranged under a proposal the school board is considering, and possibly voting on, at its meeting Tuesday night.
Republican Rep. Jamie Allard called the overwhelming testimony opposing Gov. Dunleavy’s bill, which would put new limits on sexual education and implement policies affecting gender nonconforming students, “intentionally misleading or ill informed.”
Election officials had counted 60,945 ballots by Tuesday evening in the Anchorage city election, showing decisive leads for Assembly candidates and school board incumbents.