Weeks before the start of the new school year, Anchorage School District Superintendent Dr. Jharrett Bryantt issued a scathing letter to staff and families on Tuesday, sharply criticizing state and federal leaders over what he described as a “coordinated failure of leadership” that is forcing widespread layoffs and service cuts across Alaska’s largest school district.
In the letter, Bryantt announced that ASD had begun issuing more layoff notices and reassignments district-wide, attributing the disruption to “unstable decision-making, delayed funding, and systemic negligence” from both Juneau and Washington, DC
“This letter is not just an update. It is a warning, and a call to action,” Bryantt wrote. He signed the letter, “In solidarity and resolve.”…