With hope fading for additional state education funding, Alaska’s rural school districts prepare to make difficult cuts

Mar. 23—Rural school administrators said this week that they're preparing to make significant cuts after the Alaska Legislature's failure to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a $200 million education bill. Many rural districts say they now face developing budgets for the coming year while experiencing spikes in operating expenses, record staff vacancies and mounting deferred maintenance …