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Alaska pursues appeal of $17.5 million penalty over federal education funding equity dispute

Consequences are mounting for Alaska as a dispute continues between the state’s education officials and their federal counterparts over whether the state spent pandemic relief equitably. The U.S. Department of Education has said it will withhold $17.5 million in federal grant funds from the state until it comes into compliance with federal guidelines for equity […]