State, education group announce settlement

Source: juneauempire.co Posted By: Brandy R...26 days ago

State education officials have agreed to spend more to help some struggling rural schools, in exchange for the settlement of a long-running lawsuit in which the state was found to not be meeting its constitutional obligation to provide an adequate education.

The settlement would only affect a small number of the state’s students, but was praised by both sides as a way of ending a divisive chapter and getting everyone working together.

“It’s a positive step for kids in Alaska and Alaskans in....

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