Alaska Panel to Weigh School Funding Issue
The following offers highlights of the recent legislative sessions. Precollegiate enrollment figures are based on fall 2006 data reported by state officials for public elementary and secondary schools. The figures for precollegiate education spending do not include federal flow-through funds, unless noted.
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Correction:
An earlier version of this article misstated the change in total education spending for next year approved by Alaska legislators during their recent session. The education budget will fall to $953 million in fiscal 2008 from $955 million in fiscal 2007, although per-pupil spending is projected to rise slightly because of a small decline in student enrollment, according to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.
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