The bipartisan education bill passed with large majorities in the House and Senate.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is threatening to veto a key bipartisan education bill that would boost state spending on public schools by about a quarter billion dollars a year. Dunleavy says he wants lawmakers to address more of his priorities — like teacher retention bonuses, expanding charter school access and accountability measures.The governor’s priorities are getting a hard look in the Senate — but perhaps not the reception Dunleavy was hoping for.
“Many of the folks who provided testimony reminded us that our education system … does not have a one-size-fits-all approach. We really try to provide choice to all of our communities and to our parents, and that there is a high value to local control, particularly in accountability and fiscal responsibility of use of state funds,” Tobin said.
“There have been conversations between members of the House and Senate and the governor’s leadership to try and figure out how we may accommodate those interests,” Saddler said at a news conference on Tuesday. “Those are ongoing. There’s no results yet.”“The mood of the house this year is much different than last year,” she said. “There’s a consensus that we need to address education and the funding of education, so I don’t think we’re very far apart from the governor and from each other.
Dunleavy has broad power to reduce or zero out budget items with a line-item veto, and Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, said that makes it difficult to give much ground.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Governor Dunleavy, House Education Committee discuss charter schools in AlaskaAlaska has by far the best record of any state in the country in how charter school students in 4th and 8th grade tested.
Read more »
White House Trolls House Speaker With Brutally Honest Valentine's Day CardDavid Moye is a journalist with 20 years experience writing on offbeat subjects. He is the former senior editor of Wireless Flash, a news agency that provided The Daily Show, Good Morning America and many other shows with guest booking and news segments.
Read more »
Gov. Dunleavy touts educational experience while defending his stance on the BSA and teacher bonusesGov. Mike Dunleavy spent much of his news conference Wednesday talking about his education priorities that are reflected in a House education bill, including teacher bonuses, charter schools and increases to the education funding formula.
Read more »
Alaska legislators begin negotiations on education package as Gov. Dunleavy urges swift passageGov. Mike Dunleavy held a rare press conference to urge passage of an education package that paves the way to more charter schools and bonuses for teachers.
Read more »
Gov. Dunleavy casts doubt on future of Senate-passed public-sector pension billIf signed into law, many employees of state and local governments, including teachers, would have the option to switch from the existing defined-contribution retirement plan to a pension plan.
Read more »
Senate lawmakers reject Gov. Dunleavy’s executive orders with resolutions of disapprovalAt the start of the session, the governor issued 12 executive orders, and this week the Senate introduced 12 resolutions of disapproval. Some are already heading over to the House side.
Read more »