The new version of House Bill 57, a House-approved bill requiring school districts to regulate student cellphone use, now includes a $700 boost to basic school funding.

Gov. Dunleavy vetoed a $1,000 boost to basic school funding. Lawmakers failed to override it. Here's a look ahead with a month left in the legislative session.

Concerns over the state's ability to pay for the $1,000 per-student increase in basic funding, given its worsening fiscal outlook, played a role in the failed vote.

Alaska Public Media spoke with school leaders from Ketchikan to Kotzebue about Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a school funding bill. Here’s what they had to say.

Delayed repairs have led to a health and safety crisis in many Alaska schools.

The governor's counterproposal, announced along with his veto Thursday, would tie a smaller funding increase to policy changes.

How will state leaders overcome division on perennial issues like state education spending, the permanent fund dividend and infrastructure needs across the state?

The study shows that more than a quarter of the jobs surveyed pay less than the median market wage, and 43% pay less than a key benchmark the state has used for decades.

Supporters of the bill, which passed by one vote in each chamber, say poor school funding threatens Alaska's future. Opponents say Friday's vote was a political maneuver.

The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget before the end of the legislative session in mid-May isn’t getting any easier.

After five decades of the Limited Entry program, many rural communities have lost the majority of their local commercial fishing permits.

Lawmakers from both parties appear to agree: school funding should be increased. But by how much — and whether the bill that passes will survive a veto — is unclear.