Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

The Alaska Legislature on Saturday overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s partial veto of education money lawmakers approved last session.

Prosecutors say the abuse occurred over multiple years, starting in 2013 when the student was 14 years old.

This new reporting series from KDLL examines the impact and legacy of federal COVID-19 relief funds distributed to the Kenai Peninsula.

This week, a trio of Alaska school districts joined others around the country in suing the federal government over the funding freeze.

Monday’s school board vote implements the budget crafted by the board’s finance committee last month.

The revisions come after the school district learned how much money it will get from the state and borough for the fiscal year that starts Tuesday.

The borough mayor says it's rare for the school district to get maximum funding – it’s only happened once in the last two decades. And he says it’s unsustainable.

The petitioners say board members should have done more to push back on a health clinic that was proposed for the high school in Nikiski.

Now that Dunleavy has announced his vetoes, board members will reevaluate the implemented cuts. The district hopes to bring cut positions back.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Clayton Holland, superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District for an end-of-school-year check-in.