Alaska fails federal disparity test, putting millions in education funding at risk

Alaska fails federal disparity test, putting millions in education funding at risk

Students walk off a bus to the Thunder Mountain Middle School entrance for the first day of school on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development failed a test that allows it to include millions of federal dollars toward its contribution to education funding.  Alaska receives millions of dollars in education funding each year called federal impact aid. That money makes up lost revenue f…