Alaska lawmakers to decide how to fund child services that advocates say are essential

Alaska lawmakers to decide how to fund child services that advocates say are essential

Students swing on a playground at Meadow Lakes Head Start in Wasilla, Alaska. It closed in 2024 due to funding and staffing challenges. (Image by Lela Seiler, courtesy of CCS Early Learning)Funding for child services in Alaska is unresolved as the Legislature nears the end of its annual session, and a committee will decide how to reconcile very different budget proposals from the House and Senate. The House of Representatives proposed several si…