A settlement is expected to be announced Thursday in a long-running lawsuit over education funding.
Plaintiffs in the case, Moore vs. the state of Alaska, claimed the state had failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide an education to school children. They claimed the school funding system is inadequate, and unfair.
The plaintiffs included parents, the Yupiit, Bering Strait and Kuspuk school districts, National Education Association-Alaska and Citizens for the Educational Advancement of Alaska's Children.
A news conference is planned for Thursday afternoon in Juneau.
Last year, the state agreed to settle another lawsuit alleging inequities in funding for rural public schools. Terms call for the governor to seek legislative approval for funding five high-priority school construction projects in rural Alaska over the next four years..
