Dunleavy argues homeschool allotments are an ‘indirect benefit’ to private schools. Lawmakers disagree.

Governor Mike Dunleavy discussed his priorities for education and other state issues on Talk of Alaska on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is defending the state’s correspondence school program after a Superior Court judge declared cash payments to Alaska homeschool parents for educational expenses unconstitutional.
The judge found that the state’s allotment program, which reimburses parents up to $4,500 per year for books, supplies, acti