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AIDEA wants to borrow $300M to bankroll unidentified projects

Economy Dermot Cole -
AIDEA claims that once it decides what to do with the $300 million, there will not be enough time to get approval from the Legislature on the specifics.
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Senate plans confirmation hearing on Dunleavy’s education point man Monday

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy nominated Bob Griffin for a second five-year term on the state school board.
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Alaska House seeks to ban social media for kids, limit access to internet pornography

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A vote on the proposal could take place as soon as Friday, and if it succeeds, the idea would go to the state Senate
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Alaska Senate panel approves state spending plan with smaller dividend than House proposed

Economy James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
The Senate proposal closes a $270 million gap in the House plan, but further negotiations are expected in May
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Home-school ruling: Agreement on pause, disagreement on duration

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Both the state and plaintiffs — a group of parents of children in traditional schools — agree that a pause before the ruling goes into effect is justified
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Alaska House says unconstitutional home-school spending should continue through 2025

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska House Republicans aim to prolong unconstitutional funding of private and religious schools, rejecting swift resolution to home-school law challenges.
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Lawmakers to wait on Alaska Supreme Court as families reel in wake of correspondence ruling

Education Claire Stremple, Alaska Beacon -
Over the last 26 years, Penelope Gold has used the state’s correspondence school program to homeschool six of her seven children. Most have graduated, but her youngest daughter is in fifth grade. For all that time, Gold said she...
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Proposed Ambler road project cited as threat to Kobuk River in Arctic Alaska

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
This story was originally published in Alaska Beacon. Alaska’s Kobuk River, which flows out of the Brooks Range above the Arctic Circle, is among the most threatened rivers in the nation because of potential development of a 211-mile road that would...
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Dunleavy’s home-school allotment scheme is a warning for his charter school plan

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
It might have taken nearly a decade, but Mike Dunleavy and his allies were able to essentially set up a “shadow school voucher program."
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Alaska’s home-school payment scheme that sent public dollars to religious schools ruled unconstitutional

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
A family appealed to the court, arguing they would be put in a tough financial position if they were to lose the ability to spend the public home-school payments on private and religious education.
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