Alaska Education Funding
A Basic Breakdown on Alaska's Budget
We like this simple explanation in a packet for students compiled by Mary Hakala for the League of Women Voters Juneau in January 2019. It gives the basics of the budget challenge faced by Alaskans and our elected leaders.
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The Base Student Allocation
The Base Student Allocation (BSA) is the per student allocation rate defined by our elected state representatives, senators and governor. The rate has remained largely the same since 2011. Following pressure from Great Alaska Schools and others advocating on behalf of students there was a small, and insufficient increase of about $100.
The ABCs of BSA
Knowledge is power, dive deeper into how school funding works: School Funding 101 (2014)
The ABCs of BSA
- A) BSA is the source of most of the funds that make it to your student’s classroom.**
- B) BSA is the best funding source for lawmakers to increase as it benefits all schools statewide.
- C) BSA has not increased in 4 years—not even to cover the cost of inflation, let alone cost increases of everything that makes our schools work.
Knowledge is power, dive deeper into how school funding works: School Funding 101 (2014)