Bill to create tribally-run public schools progresses through Alaska Legislature

Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, speaks during a town hall event in the Mendenhall Valley on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
A proposal that would create and fund tribally-run public schools inched closer to reality on Thursday. The House Tribal Affairs Committee moved House Bill 59 over to the Education Committee. 
If the Alaska Legislature passes it, five tribes would get close to $17.5 million for the first year to run pilot programs for tribally-compacted schools acro