Petersburg Pilot -

The Petersburg School District Board unanimously agreed to join the Coalition for Education Equity of Alaska (CEE) at the board meeting Tuesday night.

One reason the district board is joining the coalition is because of its "unique" ability to "use legal avenues to ensure the state and legislature carry out constitutional responsibilities regarding education."

Founded in 1996, CEE is a statewide member-based nonprofit that champions access to quality, equitable and adequate public education in Alaska through advocacy, policy development and taking legal action.

For the last two years, CEE has...