Lawmaker warns against altering education funding

The head of a legislative task force charged with fixing the state’s school funding warned lawmakers Tuesday that tinkering with any proposed changes could cause a “long-fought, well-discussed compromise” to collapse.Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, told the House Finance Committee that it was premature to consider the $200 increase proposed by Gov. Sarah Palin to the base student allowance, or BSA. That allowance is the starting amount in a formula the state uses to determine how much a school district receives from the state per student.

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