At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, 44% of Alaska K-3 students were reading at a nationally ...

In the fall of 2019, Tom Begich and I sat in the Atwood Building lobby, waiting to meet with Gov. Mike Dunleavy. That meeting ...

School districts will send their budget proposals to the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Tuesday, ...

The board is paying off food and transportation debt with the additional funding, but it estimates more than $8 million could ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has blocked the release of an estimated $6.2 billion in congressionally approved ...

A budget finalized Monday by the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District describes deep cuts to classrooms, activities, ...

In addition, Tobin pointed to Alaska school districts grappling with severe budget deficits following Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a portion of per student funding earlier in June.

Trump’s administration blocked congressionally approved education funding, including an estimated $46.4 million for Alaska schools.

As many Alaska school districts grapple with steep budget deficits, and in the wake of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s partial veto of an increase to per-student funding, the Alaska State Legislature has ...

In what is already a difficult year for school funding in Alaska, a serious threat has emerged from an unlikely source: The state’s Department of Education.

Across Alaska, school districts are facing significant budget deficits, leading to significant changes like teacher layoffs, school closures and program cuts. As its financial reserves are dwindling, ...

Congress passed the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act in 2000 as a way to help logging towns cope with the loss of revenue caused by a slowdown in logging on nearby federal ...