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Legislators appropriated $5.2 million this year to fund the Alaska Reads Act that Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed.
Care providers say the money is going to salaries to retain teachers and keep centers open.
The Della Keats program introduces students from far-flung parts of Alaska to college courses, dorm life and big-city educational opportunities.
Award amounts for the college scholarship will increase by almost 50%, which supporters say should help keep more Alaska high school graduates studying in the state.
The court declined to rule on whether correspondence allotments could be used at private schools, sending the question back to a lower court.
The case could determine the fate of a publicly funded homeschooling option used by more than 22,000 Alaska students.
With the clock ticking on pandemic-era grants, state officials decided to foot the bill.
The Alaska Department of Law is relying on outside attorneys to argue a case that could determine the future of publicly funded home schooled programs.
State officials offered feds a $300,000 compromise instead of a $17 million adjustment.
Especially since the pandemic, the job market for qualified workers has been tight.
A law Dunleavy championed to improve reading outcomes in Alaska public schools has received mixed reviews from some Alaska teachers.
The titles were returned to school library shelves this month following votes from the school board and a review by district officials.
Last in a series: The more students a school has, the more specialized classes and creative extracurriculars it can offer — options that are a hallmark of some of the largest schools in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.
Several Alaska Native villages within the borough and off the road system boast vibrant schools with individualized learning and cultural integration.
The Southern Kenai Peninsula is home to several villages of Russian Old Believers. In their public schools, which follow their own calendar, Old Believer culture and bilingual education run throughout the school day.
Small school populations mean individualized education, multigrade extracurriculars and an entirely distinct social environment.
With 42 schools spread across a sprawling region encompassing a diverse array of communities, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is one of the most unique school districts in the U.S., according to its superintendent.
Wednesday’s vote came after the board last year sharply limited a former representative’s participation after he raised concerns on several topics.
An education department official said “the exact form any regulations might take will be dependent on the outcome of the court case.”
Tuesday’s board vote means the rollout will begin this fall for freshmen, with a one-semester career exploration course.
Seventeen people enrolled in the Tribal Educator Apprenticeship, which allows paraprofessionals to get licensed to teach preschool through third grade.
The proposal, to be discussed next week, follows the board’s decision last year to sharply limit the representative’s role.
Eligible students could soon receive an extra $1,500 per semester to study in Alaska.