Officials with the state’s largest school district say they’ve reassigned some staff to minimize the layoffs.

The money pays for programs including after-school activites, student supplies and preschools, Mat-Su district officials said.

With their funding still in dispute, school districts must submit operating budgets for the next school year. Many on the Y-K Delta have already planned for the worst.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked House Minority Caucus members not to attend the first five days of a special session he set for next month, to avoid potential veto overrides.

Lawmakers have five days at the start of a session to consider veto overrides. The Senate president called Dunleavy's request "absurd" and "unconscionable."

King Tech High School’s course teaches science and employable skills, instructors say.

Some legislators said they saw the call as an attempt to prevent lawmakers from overriding the governor’s June vetoes, notably to public school funding.

Staff will be able to vote on forming a union after the Alaska Labor Relations Agency confirms that 30% of staff submitted an authorization card.

The board will consider the program against a list of staff positions and programs it may add back to its budget.

Advocates have argued that a funding increase for services for developmentally delayed infants and toddles is long overdue, and needed to help more families.

The budget also provides $125,000 to the nonprofit that's preparing a lawsuit against the state, for what the group's leaders call a failure to adequately fund education.

One in five children has a language-based learning disability, most commonly dyslexia. Early, specialized support can help young learners succeed for years to come.