Conrad Woodhead
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Alaska residential schools seek doubled stipends to cover rising costs
“We've served over 500 students in our 7 years of existence, filled more than 1,000 session slots, and students who attend KCA have had a 0% dropout rate over the last 3 years. More than half of our graduates now attend KCA, and roughly 70% of our top academic performers have participated in one or more sessions.”
Residential Schools Seek Doubled Funding Tied to Base Allocation
“For the past 2 years, Lower Yukon School District students who attended one or more KCA sessions have had a 0% dropout rate. During the same time, KCA participant, uh, participation among LYSD graduates increased from 43% to 52%, and for the past 3 years, students who have attended KCA have accounted for 70% or more of the district's valedictorians or salutatorians”
House Education Committee Advances Bill to Boost Residential School Funding
House Education Committee heard testimony Thursday on a bill to raise funding for Alaska's nine residential schools for the first time since 2015, adding $2.3 million annually to cover inflation.