Alaska judge finds correspondence school reimbursements unconstitutional

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Reimbursements made to parents for education-related expenses for students in Alaska correspondence schools are unconstitutional, a state court judge has ruled, adding a new twist to a debate over education that lawmakers say may not be quickly resolved.

The provisions that were ruled unconstitutional came from a bill that became law in 2014 from former Sen. Mike Dunleavy, who is now governor. The Republican also had introduced a companion constitutional amendment that would have removed limits on the use of public funds for religious or private education institutions but that went nowhere.

Some lawmakers said there is a need now to provide clarity around correspondence programs but questioned whether the Legislature had time to act before the current session ends in mid-May.

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Judge rules Alaska correspondence school reimbursements unconstitutionalThe ruling takes aim at public funds going to private schools and has the potential to have major implications for the nearly 20,000 correspondence school students in Alaska.
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