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Anchorage school communities grapple with potential closures

A teacher in a gray sweater leans over to assist a student wearing a black shirt in an elementary school classroom.
Students at Birchwood ABC Elementary School on Nov. 1, 2022. (Elyssa Loughlin/AKPM)

Anchorage School District administrators have proposed closing six schools next year as a way to cut costs amid a $68 million dollar budget deficit. At town hall meetings, parents have asked administrators to take their kids’ schools off that list. As Alaska Public Media’s Katie Anastas reports, one elementary school community worries they will lose access to their school’s rigorous curriculum.

Related: How can the Anchorage School District close its budget gap?