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Dunleavy, education officials unveil bills to allow tribally controlled public schools
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Governor Mike Dunleavy and Education Commissioner Dina Bishop introduced legislation to enable tribally controlled public schools through tribal compacting, citing a multi-year development process and a pending House tribal affairs hearing on related legislation.
Governor Mike Dunleavy and Alaska Department of Education leaders announced legislation to create tribally controlled public schools under a tribal-education compacting framework, naming Senate Bill 66 and House Bill 509 as vehicles for the proposal and noting a House tribal affairs committee hearing on House Bill 59 next week.
Dina Bishop, commissioner of the Department of Education and Early Development, said the compacting effort grew from a 2017 state board of education directive and a pilot that allowed collaboration with up to five tribes to develop a model for tribal public schools. "That bill allowed the state board of education to…
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