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Apparently Gov. Sarah Palin will be accepting the federal stimulus funding, including millions of dollars for education, which she had originally said she would not accept. Here’s the pertinent parts of the press release: Continue reading Govenor Palin apparently plans to accept stimulus funding afterall Alaska Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux released the following statement on the publicly funded preschool pilot program: Continue reading Comment: School Districts Will Pilot Ideas for Publicly Funded Preschools The just-completed legislative session lays the groundwork for significant improvements in Alaska’s public schools, Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux said recently. Continue reading Commissioner LeDoux Reviews Recent Legislative Session The Legislature has approved a plan to change the way charter schools get funding. Under the new plan, charter schools with fewer students will receive more money than they received in the past. Continue reading Legislature changes way charter schools are funded It isn’t very likely that the Tanana School District is going to get the $150,000 bailout it was asking the state Legislature for. Continue reading Bailout unlikely for Tanana School District The Anchorage Daily News this morning came out with a no-nonsense editorial criticizing Gov. Sarah Palin for even considering not accepting the full fedearl stimulus money. Continue reading Anchorage newspaper urges Palin to accept stimulus funds Tanana Schools, a small school district with 60 students and only one school, is hoping for $200,000 from the state in order to avoid bankruptcy. The National Institute of Early Education has released a report criticizing Alaska and 11 other states that have no state-funded preschool program. Continue reading Alaska criticized for lack of pre-school funding The Juneau Empire this morning is reporting that the Juneau School Board has passed a resolution urging Gov. Sarah Palin to accept the federal education stimulus funding. Continue reading Juneau School Board urges Palin to accept stimulus funding Voters in Anchorage soundly rejected a pair of school bonds during this week’s municipal election. The two bonds would have given the school district nearly $100 million to renovate and repair decaying infrastructure. |
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