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Alaska House approves breakthrough agreement to increase school funding

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The deal calls for a $680 increase to the base student allocation, which would make permanent the one-time increase approved by legislators last year. But, the figure falls short of the $1,413 increase requested by educators.
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House Republicans reject all school funding increases on first day of education amendments

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Collapse of omnibus education bill halts baseline school funding increase, leaving focus on boosting internet speeds for remote schools, with amendments pending.
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House GOP’s education bill hits another snag

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The House Majority’s 20 Republican members voted for advancing the omnibus, but every other member of the House — the 16 members of the Minority, the three non-Republicans in the Majority, and the caucus-less far-right Rep. David Eastman — voted against it.
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Controversial group Moms for Liberty organizes in Anchorage

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As the new Anchorage-based Moms for Liberty chapter takes shape, its inaugural meeting focuses on organizational matters while hinting at future advocacy efforts around parental rights and educational policies.
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School administrators plea with legislators for increased funding

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School districts face the possibility of larger classes, fewer teachers and closures due to stagnant education budgets.
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Alaska legislators fail to override Dunleavy’s K-12 funding veto

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While a majority of legislators ultimately voted in favor of the override, they fell well short of the three-quarter vote needed under the Alaska Constitution to restore $87 million in K-12 funding.
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Alaska Legislature unlikely to take up K-12 veto after House GOP blocks vote

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The Alaska Legislature returned to session on Tuesday, and education was at the forefront of pretty much everyone’s mind except for the Dunleavy-aligned Republican House Majority that voted down an attempt to restore education dollars. On a 20-20 vote, the...
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Anchorage School Board declines to move forward on proposed policy making educators mandatory reporters of pronouns and nicknames

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Dave Donley, who proposed the policy change, was the only vote in favor of moving it out of committee.
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Anchorage School Board member proposes policy for mandatory reporting of pronouns and nicknames

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Current guidelines empower teachers to not immediately share the information if they feel it would endanger a student's physical or mental well-being or if they want to respect a child's request for privacy.
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Mat-Su school district’s ban on ‘anything political’ violated student’s rights, lawsuit charges

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Tensions have been rising between Mat-Su students and their school board in recent months.
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