The protest was in response to the veto of an education bill that would have increased school funding
The unions have issued invitations to city councils, the borough assembly, the Board of Education and others
The change could help curb costs on things like substitutes, according to district estimates
School board passes budget with broad swath of cuts, including pools, theaters and some support staff
‘This is all we can depend on’
There are at least 25 full-time positions that will need to be filled for the next fiscal year
The event was in response to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto last month of an education bill passed by the Alaska Legislature
The initiative comes amid heightened legislative interest in Alaska’s charter school system
DEED on Thursday pushed back on the federal government’s statement that it has not complied with requirements
‘We don’t get to play around on this one’
Senate looks to House on next steps for education funding
The bipartisan bill included $680 increase to per-student funding
Delegates from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District lobbied the Alaska Legislature for more state funding and other education priorities
