ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – An ordinance by the Anchorage Assembly passed on Wednesday, authorizing the Anchorage School District to spend in excess of their approved budget in the event of a state funding increase.
Earlier that morning, the district announced they were planning to displace 185 teachers within the district. At the meeting, Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt spoke for the first time after that number was announced.
Bryantt implored the Assembly to approve the plan and pointed towards a lack of state funding as the root cause of the problem…