Education commissioner tells school districts to support governor’s policy goals or risk losing funds.

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed a $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation, the state’s ...

With a month left in the legislative session, multiple lawmakers said it would be difficult to craft an education measure ...

Amid a severe state budget deficit, the Alaska Senate Finance Committee is proposing the lowest Permanent Fund dividend in ...

The Senate’s new draft dividend figure, and other spending, could change as the budget advances through the legislative ...

Alaska Education Commissioner Deena Bishop on Monday sent a letter to school superintendents, urging them to advocate for Gov ...

After several failures and near misses, the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday passed a bipartisan education package that multiple lawmakers say could survive Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto pen. After almost ...

Mike Dunleavy — hit ... across the state.” The Alaska Senate passes an education funding and policy bill by a 19-1 vote on Monday. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire) House Minority Leader ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has already signaled his opposition to the new education measure unless his policy priorities are added.

JUNEAU — Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy flew to Taiwan last month to pitch business and government leaders on Alaska’s ...

The Alaska Legislature is poised to pass a compromise education measure on Wednesday with a $700 boost to the Base Student Allocation, the state's per-student funding formula, lawmakers say. Gov. Mike ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation, the state’s per-student funding formula.