Sitka school board braces for ‘inconceivable attacks’ on funding
The Sitka School Board is struggling to come up with a final budget for next year, with two major bills affecting education funding still in play in the legislature.
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Arts advocates defend Sitka’s PAC – just in case
Although Sitka’s performing arts center is not on the budget chopping block this year, that didn’t stop advocates of the arts at the school district’s first budget hearing last week (2-9-17).
Read MoreSitka to schools: ‘What are you looking to cut?’
The Sitka School District is looking at a $1.6-million deficit next year, and it’s unlikely that the city will ride to the rescue. The early numbers for next year are not promising.
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Is there more important funding than schools?
Should the state do more for schools when local governments — like Sitka’s — are not doing all they can? That was the question hanging over a joint work session between the Sitka School Board and Sitka Assembly Thursday night (4-10-14). The board presented a draft budget to the assembly with a modest increase in local support to schools — less than $200,000 — but also delivered a clear message that more was needed.
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