Jharrett Bryantt
119:38 - 120:12
"Anchorage is the 32. So today, um, the, the breaking news is that the administration released an initial proposal for how to spend those funds, which the board will review, deliberate, um, for consideration at our second meeting in October."
“Anchorage is the 32. So today, um, the, the breaking news is that the administration released an initial proposal for how to spend those funds, which the board will review, deliberate, um, for consideration at our second meeting in October.”
- Speaker
- Jharrett Bryantt
- Timestamp
- 119:38 – 120:12
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- September 1, 2026
From the transcript
Anchorage is the 32. So today, um, the, the breaking news is that the administration released an initial proposal for how to spend those funds, which the board will review, deliberate, um, for consideration at our second meeting in October. And I would like to say that this proposal reflects a couple of things. Um, one, we know that we have major needs in our schools today. There are ways that we can use these dollars to add resources for our students.
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