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AKLEG Day 22: 'We're all walking off a cliff'
Larger class sizes, fewer electives, fewer teachers, shuttered schools and choices between heating and payroll were just a few of the things administrators warned may happen without a BSA boost.
AKLEG Week 3: No to the Future.
Beyond mines, politically motivated lawsuits and questionable sole-source contracts, it’s hard to see exactly what the governor has said “yes” to in the last five years.
AKLEG Day 15: State of the State delayed
Questions about how the governor's preferred education bill would work in practice and whether it meets the needs of Alaska students in a fair and equitable manner have gone unanswered.
AKLEG Day 9: 'It was kinda backed into.'
The hasty bull rush to pass a sweeping education bill is running into the political reality of the Legislature.
AKLEG Week 1: ‘Let the games begin’
If it looks like a process aimed at limiting public input and clamping down on the possibility of any changes—like a bigger BSA—that’s because it probably is.
AKLEG Day 1: House GOP kicks things off by saying no to vote on K-12 funding
Instead, they're offering a much smaller increase tied to a litany of conservative education policy priorities.
Thank you
As we wait to see what exactly the session has in store for us, let's take a moment to reflect on where we've been and where we're going.
The status quo governor
Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal last week, outlining a “status quo” spending plan that reflects his status quo politics.
‘About as backward as it gets’
The new policy effectively mirrors much of what Dunleavy was trying to do with his Don't Say Gay bill that the Legislature rejected.
'A uniquely bad time'
Some on the Alaska Permanent Fund's Board of Trustees want to bet big, but analysts say it's a really bad time to do so.
