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Alaska lawmakers approved an additional $144 million in one-time funding for K-12 schools next year, plus a batch of education policy changes that garnered bipartisan support particularly aimed at boosting teacher retention and offsetting districts\u2019 energy costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Alaska Legislature has been divided, and at odds with Gov. Mike Dunleavy, over the level of state funding for public education \u2014 even as districts across the state face <\/span>significant budget deficits<\/span> and declining enrollment, forcing <\/span>steep cuts<\/span> and school closures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Rep. Andi Story<\/span>, D-Juneau and co-chair of the House Education Committee,<\/span> acknowledged the strife of school districts and said the policy changes and one-time funding are a step in the right direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt doesn\u2019t meet the need, but it moves the dial in the right way,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year, lawmakers passed a historic increase to state funding for K-12 schools and added millions in sustained per student funding, known as the base student allocation \u2014 \u00a0 but only after multiple vetoes by Dunleavy, and an equally historic <\/span>veto override<\/span> by the Legislature in a special session in August restoring the funding increase. <\/span><\/p>\n

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