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Alaska’s bipartisan coalitions boost hope for working-class issues like school funding, retirement reform

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting system helped deliver bipartisan majorities in both chambers. Members and labor leaders say this will help prioritize investments in working-class issues.
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Alaska’s new bipartisan House Majority announced its committees, setting the stage for a very different year in Juneau

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
The newly minted bipartisan House Majority announced who will chair its committees for this year.
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The Dunleavy administration ignored the feds, and schools will be paying the price

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
It turns out it’s not a great idea to ignore letters from the feds.
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Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.

Education Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon -
District leaders and teachers say their colleagues are leaving because of uncertainty in what is usually a stable profession.
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Record-high temperatures bake Deadhorse and other sites on Alaska’s North Slope

Education Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
This story was originally published in the Alaska Beacon. A scorching hot day in Alaska’s Arctic set multiple records on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. At Deadhorse, the industrial camp community next to the Prudhoe Bay oil field, the temperature hit...
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Federal judge orders Mat-Su schools return challenged books to shelves before the start of the school year

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
A federal judge has ordered the Mat-Su Borough School District to return all but seven of the 56 books the district removed from shelves last year.
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Long-term boost to Alaska’s Head Start early childhood program trimmed by veto

Education Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon -
Care providers say the money is going to salaries to retain teachers and keep centers open
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Gov. Dunleavy vetoes millions intended to solve Alaska’s federal education funding equity dispute

Education Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed the funds state legislators set aside to settle a dispute between Alaska’s education officials and their federal counterparts over whether the state spent pandemic relief equitably.
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Reversal of home-school ruling is not quite the victory Dunleavy claims

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“This is a huge win for public education and a huge win for families,” Dunleavy said.
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Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments over whether public subsidy of private and religious schools is a ‘fundamental right’

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Governor Dunleavy supports lifting oversight on home-school funding, citing parental rights. Opponents argue it undermines public education.
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