State AG asks Alaska Supreme Court to compel Fairbanks district to open charter school

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 1,442

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Alaska’s acting attorney general filed an emergency petition with the Alaska Supreme Court to compel the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to open a charter school whose application the district previously denied.

The petition comes one day after a Fairbanks judge denied a preliminary injunction filed by the local charter group that sought to force the district to open Pearl Creek STEAM charter school.

“Without a speedy decision, the school will be …

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