ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Three Alaska school districts are joining a lawsuit filed Monday against the Department of Education. The Alaska school districts included in the lawsuit are the Anchorage School District, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Kuspuk School District, which encompasses a large section of Western Alaska.

The state of Alaska has filed an appeal with the U.S. Department of Education after federal officials said the state failed a test measuring the differences in funding between school

Some legislators, along with the well-funded education-industrial lobby, keep repeating the false claim that Alaska’s Constitution requires the Legislature to increase school funding. That’s simply not true. That narrative is built on misinterpretation and judicial activism, not on the plain text of the Constitution.

The state failed a test earlier this year that would allow it to use $80 million in federal money to offset its contribution to school districts. If successful, the state can continue using its typical funding structure for this fiscal year.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday for withholding nearly $7 billion in education funding for the 2025-2026 school year. Superint