Alaska school maintenance backlog has reached a crisis, students and school boards tell lawmakers

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 1,323

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Students and school officials from across Alaska visited the Legislature — from the North Slope, to the Yukon Flats, to Yakutat and Hoonah — to make what has become an annual plea to lawmakers to invest in the state’s public education.

“I have been in this building every February for 20 years, and for 20 years I have been saying nearly the same exact thing, and we’re at a point now where that conversation is …

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