Juneau superintendent questions funding plan

Rep. Shelley Hughes authored education legislation that concerns Juneau’s school superintendent. (Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska.)Sen. Shelley Hughes, a Wasilla Republican, held a series of committee hearings on virtual education and school funding beginning last year. It culminated in the release of broad education reform bill.
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One of the its 28 provisions limits funding for schools operating below 80 percent capacity. That’s one of several factors that de