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U.S. Department of Education pulls grant for Academies of Anchorage; superintendent says classrooms will be covered
Summary
The Anchorage School District told its school board on Sept. 16 that a U.S. Department of Education grant for the Academies of Anchorage was defunded, removing about $3.3 million in funding this fiscal year and directly affecting six CTE classroom teachers and eight academy coach positions.
At its Sept. 16 meeting, the Anchorage School Board heard that the U.S. Department of Education unexpectedly defunded a grant that had been supporting the Academies of Anchorage, Superintendent Dr. Bridal told the board and public. The district said the shortfall affects roughly $3,300,000 this fiscal year and directly funded six career and technical education (CTE) classroom teachers and eight academy coach positions.
The superintendent said the cut is “a setback” but not an immediate classroom disruption. “If your child is in a CTE class, we're gonna be okay,” he said, adding that he plans to reassign six teacher positions that had been held in reserve (holdback positions) to cover the six CTE classroom roles while the district prepares an appeal to the Department of Education. He also said federal lawmakers…
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