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. would permanently increase state education funding, boost internet speeds in some rural schools, and provide new support to charter schools.

The bill increases the base student allocation, the biggest piece of the state’s education funding formula, by $680. That’s the first substantial increase since 2016. The bill adds a new position in the education department dedicated to supporting charter schools and an appeal process for charter schools whose contracts are canceled.

“I think this bodes well for the rest of the session. I think this bodes well for the other big issues that we have out there,” he said, referencing a Senate-passed

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