$768M Anchorage school budget gets chilly reception

The Anchorage Assembly passed the school district’s FY2016-17 budget by a 7-to-4 vote.A budget to fund the Anchorage School District passed Tuesday, but not without serious criticisms raised by liberals and conservatives alike.
The preliminary budget passed by the Anchorage Assembly totals $768,401726, a decline of $4,935,000 from what was approved last year.
Funding at that level means a reduction of 49 positions from the district, which Superintendent Ed Graff told the Assembly could hap