Gov. Dunleavy tells superintendents he will veto education bill, and reduce school funding in budget, unless his policies are approved

Gov. Dunleavy tells superintendents he will veto education bill, and reduce school funding in budget, unless his policies are approved

Dunleavy has until May 19 to make a veto decision. The legislative session must end by midnight of May 21.

Meeting with superintendents, Dunleavy threatens to veto compromise education bill

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, speaks during a press conference introducing his budget for the next fiscal year on Dec. 12, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy is once again threatening to veto a compromise bill legislators hammered out to boost funding for the state’s public schools and make a variety of policy changes. Dunleavy has yet to make the threat publicly. But Clayton Holland, the superintendent of the Kenai Penins…

Dunleavy threatens unprecedented veto of education funds in budget unless his policy goals are met

Line-item veto could leave districts with less money for months; legality of such action is questioned

Reporting From Alaska- School superintendents call on Dunleavy to approve education funding compromise

The Alaska Constitution spells out the mandate for public education, which is to “establish and maintain a system of public schools open to all children of the state.”Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who thinks he has all the answers, doesn’t trust legislators, locally elected school boards, mayors, borough assemblies, teachers, administrators and families. They are not under his control and they don’t share his opinions on some key policy matters.He told su…

Private schools to get slice of education budget pie

The government will establish a funding model for private educational institutions ahead of the planned roll-out of free tertiary education at public institutions by 2026, education minister Sanet Steenkamp has revealed. “By September 2025, a funding model for private institutions will be developed in accordance with the implementation plan. In preparation for this, the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture will condu…