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Alaskas Senate Education Committee revamps school funding bill, removing controversial homeschool changes. New version focuses on stricter oversight of correspondence schools, with additional funding for energy relief, student transportation, and reading improvement grants. Homeschool families and leaders had opposed the original bill, which proposed channeling homeschool money through local districts and increasing per-student funding. The revised bill now requires annual reports from districts on spending, student numbers, and more, echoing past transparency efforts. House Republicans seek more funding than the Senates package, setting the stage for tense negotiations as the session nears its end.

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