The roughly $56.2 million amount is less than the $58.2 million requested last month but is more than what the borough gave the district last year
The fate of the program is in limbo following a superior court ruling handed down last month
A superior court judge ruled earlier this month that the allotments are unconstitutional
The unions representing Kenai Peninsula Borough School District staff organized a widespread, “walk-in” protest at Kenai, Soldotna, Seward, Homer, Moose Pass and Seldovia schools early… Continue reading
The unions have issued invitations to city councils, the borough assembly, the Board of Education and others
The protest was in response to the veto of an education bill that would have increased school funding
The project is part of a bond package that funds major deferred maintenance projects at 10 borough schools
The change could help curb costs on things like substitutes, according to district estimates
School board passes budget with broad swath of cuts, including pools, theaters and some support staff
There are at least 25 full-time positions that will need to be filled for the next fiscal year
‘This is all we can depend on’
The event was in response to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto last month of an education bill passed by the Alaska Legislature
Scores of students march from JDHS to the offices of the governor and other lawmakers.
The initiative comes amid heightened legislative interest in Alaska’s charter school system
DEED on Thursday pushed back on the federal government’s statement that it has not complied with requirements
‘We don’t get to play around on this one’
Capitol Corner: Legislators report back from Juneau
