Public school advocates ready for another state funding battle

Alaska education advocates are gearing up for another attempt to substantially increase state funding for public schools, but they say it’s unclear how a looming legislative stalemate will be broken.

Last year, the Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy failed to approve an expansive education package after protracted negotiations. Legislators fell one vote short of overriding Dunleavy’s veto of a historic school funding increase.

The Legislature later approved a major $176 million one-year funding boost for schools as a compromise. School administrators said that helped, but its temporary nature...