Anchorage School Board allocates $26 million toward rebuild of Inlet View Elementary

The Anchorage School Board on Tuesday allocated $26 million toward the cost of rebuilding Inlet View Elementary in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood, plus an additional $19 million for other school building improvements across the district. The decision to fund the rebuild of Inlet View, one of the district’s oldest buildings, has sparked intense debate. Yearslong efforts to rebuild the school have stalled amid disagreements over design plans and other issues. Last spring, a $111 million Anchorage School District bond that included $31 million to pay for construction of a new...