Alaska faces potential loss of $400m in federal funding due to non-compliance with pandemic relief fund requirements for equitable school funding.

Alaska faces potential loss of $400m in federal funding due to non-compliance with pandemic relief fund requirements, per the US Department of Education. The state is designated as "high-risk" for failing to maintain equitable funding for schools, and has been given 30 days to develop a plan to repay roughly $29m owed to four school districts. If no plan is submitted, the responsibility will fall on the state's coffers, and local schools may lose additional federal resources.