Alaska Governor Vetoes Bipartisan Education Funding Bill, Prompting Override Effort
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed House Bill 57, a bipartisan education funding measure that aimed to increase the state’s per-student funding allocation. The bill proposed a $700 rise in the Base Student Allocation (BSA), elevating it from $5,960 to $6,660, which would have added approximately $183 million to the annual education budget. In his veto […]
Alaska Fails Federal Education Funding Test, Jeopardizing Millions in Aid
The U.S. Department of Education has determined that Alaska failed the federal “disparity test,” a benchmark ensuring equitable distribution of education funding across school districts. This failure puts at risk tens of millions of dollars in federal Impact Aid that the state has traditionally counted toward its own education funding obligations. What is the Department’s […]