Dunleavy administration rushes "emergency regulation" to reduce local government contributions to school districts; state board postpones vote

Alaska is required by law to fund public education equitably across all school districts through its Base Student Allocation formula. Each student generates a set amount of state funding, with adjustments for factors like special needs, district size, and geographic isolation.

The federal government also sends Alaska over $100 million annually in “impact aid” – money meant to compensate certain school districts for lost property tax revenue from federal and Alaska Native lands that cannot be taxed. This includes military bases, national forests, and tribal corporation lands.

For decades, the s...