Alaskans voice support for a bill to boost school funding
Alaskans testified overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would boost per-student funding at a meeting of the House Education Committee on January 29.
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Students stage walkout, calling for more school funding
Students around the state walked out on Thursday morning (4-4-24), calling for the legislature to take action on a proposal to increase school funding. In Sitka, students at Mt. Edgecumbe High School and Sitka High School took to the parking lots to protest the governor’s veto of a bill that would have boosted state funding for public schools.
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Sitka officials consider transfer of school maintenance, swimming pool to city government
Financial responsibility for the maintenance of Sitka's schools -- including the Blatchley Swimming Pool -- would transfer from the school district to the City of Sitka, in a plan discussed by the assembly and school board in a January work session.
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Sitka School Board told that cuts are coming, without public pressure on Legislature to raise student funding
The Sitka School Board has been informed that a $1,000 increase in per-student funding from the state would erase the district's nearly $3 million deficit next year. Short of that, the district may be forced to cut staff and programs.
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Concerns over the future of Sitka’s schools rise, as oil prices drop below projections
Sitka's education leaders are growing concerned over the state's commitment to students, as falling oil prices threaten to sabotage a funding plan for schools.
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