Alaska House passes bipartisan education compromise bill with funding boost

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Alaska House passes bipartisan education compromise bill with funding boost

Rep. Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks, right, speaks with Rep. Stanley Wright, R-Anchorage, who presented the Alaska House with a bipartisan compromise on a key education bill on Feb. 22, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska House passed a wide-ranging, bipartisan education bill late Thursday. The $246 million bill would permanently increase state education funding, boost internet speeds in some rural schools, and provide new support to c…