After Outrage and Legal Threats, Alaska Education Board Pauses New Limits on Local Funding for Public Schools

After outcry, Alaska state board postpones vote on proposal to limit local funding for schools - Alaska Native News

Alaska Beacon Alaska’s state school board has postponed consideration of a rules change that could limit the amount of money that cities and boroughs are allowed to give their neighborhood school districts. The board voted unanimously on Wednesday to open a 30-day public comment period on the rules change rather than to enact it immediately […] The post After outcry, Alaska state board postpones vote on proposal to limit local funding for school…

After outrage and legal threats, Alaska education board pauses new limits on local funding for public schools

State education officials said the new rules were urgently needed with $81 million in school funding at risk this year.

State education board delays decision limiting local funding for schools

Peninsula Clarion Peninsula Clarion - DEED blames local contributions for failure of disparity test — testimonies point the finger back. State education board delays decision limiting local funding for schools Jasz Garrett

Alaska state school board considers rules that would limit local funding for public schools

Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, speaks at a news conference Friday, March 15, 2024, with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development is proposing new rules that could reduce the amount of money that local governments are able to contribute to their neighborhood school districts. The new rules, contained within emergency r…

Alaska Board of Education to consider further limiting local contributions to school districts

Students walk to the Harborview Elementary School entrance for the first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) Update 6/3/25 5:06 p.m: On Tuesday afternoon, the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development released documents updating the status of the proposed regulation. Now the board must decide whether to adopt it as an emergency regulation, or to open the 30-day comment period for the proposed change. An eme…

Dunleavy administration rushes "emergency regulation" to reduce local government contributions to school districts; state board postpones vote

Alaska is required by law to fund public education equitably across all school districts through its Base Student Allocation formula. Each student generates a set amount of state funding, with adjustments for factors like special needs, district size, and geographic isolation. The federal government also sends Alaska over $100 million annually in “impact aid” – money meant to compensate certain sc...