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Education commissioner disputes feds' claim that Alaska didn't fund schools equitably during the pandemic

The U.S. Department of Education says Alaska failed to meet conditions attached to COVID relief funding for schools in Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula. ....

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Dunleavy's education funding veto leaves Juneau School District with budget gap

Juneau School District leaders built a budget around an assumed $430 increase to the base student allocation. Dunleavy’s veto makes the one-time boost just $340 per student. With the district’s budget due on July 15, Juneau’s school board has less than a month to decide what to cut. ....

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Alaska school officials say one-time funding boost leaves budgets unpredictable

School district leaders and many legislators were hopeful that the base student allocation – part of a formula that determines how much money schools get from the state – would increase significantly this year. The Legislature's budget includes a one-time funding boost, rather than a permanent increase to the base student allocation. ....

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Sitka School District proposes draining reserves to balance budget

The Legislature hasn’t decided how much it will spend next year, leaving schools to draft their budgets based on guesswork. ....

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Alaska educators voice support for proposed $1,000 funding increase per student

“The morale of the young teachers, a lot of them that are single wage earners just getting started, are so low,” said Fairbanks teacher Thomas Kennedy. “They’re the lowest that I’ve seen in all my years of teaching.” Teachers from around the state spoke in favor of a funding increase, saying it would help reduce turnover. ....

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