01/23/2026 03:30 PM House TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION FUNDING

Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Funding · January 23, 2026

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Call to order, agenda and presenters announced

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Co-chair called the joint meeting to order at 3:33 p.m., listed members present and announced presenters and organizations expected to speak (Mike Hanley; Attendance Works executive director Hetty Chang; SchoolHouse Connection executive director Barbara Duffield; Kenai Peninsula McKinney-Vento coordinator Kelly King; Anchorage School District child-in-transition coordinator Dave Mayo; and a Reason Foundation policy analyst). Streaming and public comment procedures were also noted (edfundtaskforce@akleg.gov).

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Joint legislative task force meeting in Juneau on Jan. 23, 2026, where state and national experts discussed chronic absenteeism, student homelessness and McKinney-Vento supports, and open-enrollment policy options for Alaska schools.

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