Alaska aims to be the 10th state to improve K-12 open enrollment in five years

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Alaska aims to be the 10th state to improve K-12 open enrollment in five years

Since 2020, nine states have significantly improved their K-12 open enrollment laws, letting students transfer to public schools other than their assigned ones with open seats. Twin proposals–House Bill (HB) 76 and Senate Bill (SB) 82–introduced in the Alaska legislature with the support of Gov. Mike Dunleavy, could make the state the 10th state since 2020 to open public schools to students regardless of where they live.  Strong open enrollment …