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Representative Kerrick warns of Fairbanks school closures, federal transportation shortfalls and service delays
Summary
In a floor 'status of the state' address, Representative Kerrick said five Fairbanks schools face imminent closure and highlighted multi-week delays in teacher retirement processing, backlogs in licensing and a possible shortfall of federal transportation funds, which she said could cut expected local construction funding roughly in half.
During a "status of the state" floor address, Representative Kerrick told colleagues the legislature has heard extensive public testimony on education funding and that five schools in Fairbanks are slated to close imminently.
"In Fairbanks alone, we're looking at closing 5 schools this year," Kerrick said, urging members to consider the human and administrative effects. She told the House the closures reflect immediate staffing and funding constraints and said the testimony showed community members were…
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