The bipartisan bill included $680 increase to per-student funding
Senate Bill 140 passed the House by a vote of 38-2 and the Senate by a vote of 18-1 last month
Delegates from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District lobbied the Alaska Legislature for more state funding and other education priorities
Thursday’s meeting came two days after board members convened to plan out the district’s immediate financial future
Micciche said Wednesday that he and the Senate president are working together to determine a viable path forward
The original version of the policy limited how students may decorate their caps, gowns and stoles
The money is awarded to high-performing high school graduates to help pay for postsecondary education at participating institutions in Alaska
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development estimates that the bonus program would apply to about 215 of Alaska’s estimated 7,315 teachers — about 3%
It is not certain there would be the 40 votes necessary to override a veto by the governor
The bill now goes back to the Senate, where lawmakers must approve the bill as-is before it can head to the governor’s desk
Over several hours, lawmakers considered six different increases in the Base Student Allocation to public schools
Lawmakers went into an hourslong recess that ended with adjournment until Tuesday morning
Seven years is a very long time to go without a meaningful permanent state funding increase
The man was relieved of his duties, banned from all campuses and removed from the premises, police say
The software allows users to toggle between eliminating or preserving various items in the budget
The a one-year contract extension is the first in the district’s history
The agreements include raises and more money for employee health care
More than a dozen comments were made by residents of the Kenai Peninsula on S.B. 140
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing a $13 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year
Early effort to overturn veto of one-time school funding fails in House
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