TODAY: Public hearing on plan to increase Alaska’s education budget by $250M
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Alaskans will have a chance to weigh in on a controversial proposal to pump an additional $250 million into Alaska’s failing public education system. The hearing on Senate Bill 52 will take place in the Alaska Senate Education
Despite COVID closures, Alaska education spending grows
Despite widespread school closures, declining enrollment and many more students learning from home, or private schools, education spending in Alaska actually increased in 2020, according to a new report from the U.S. Census. Alaska spent more money in 2020 on
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