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    "deck": "Alaska schools could get $115 million this year, but they won't know their share until after school starts.",
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    "body_md": "Alaska school districts, including the Anchorage School District and the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, are set to receive up to $115 million in one-time state funding this year tied to high oil prices, but the state will not finalize the amount until August 31, under the state budget passed this spring.\n\nThat timing matters for parents and students because the final number arrives roughly two weeks after classes resume in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and other large districts. The Anchorage School District could see as much as $32.2 million, and the Fairbanks North Star Borough district up to $10.2 million, money that districts say would go toward hiring teachers and aides and shrinking class sizes.\n\nSchool board members from both Anchorage and Fairbanks are asking the state for at least a preliminary estimate by mid-July, rather than waiting until the end of summer, so districts can make hiring decisions before deadlines pass.\n\nThe funding depends partly on oil revenue, which has become less certain. Alaska North Slope oil prices have fallen about a third since spring. Budget analysts say most or all of the funding will likely still come through, with a clearer picture expected within a couple of weeks.",
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    "summary": "Alaska school districts could get up to $115 million in one-time state funding tied to high oil prices, but the state won't finalize amounts until August 31. Anchorage School District could get up to $32.2 million, Fairbanks North Star Borough up to $10.2 million. School boards want an estimate by mid-July.",
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      "Anchorage School District could receive as much as $32.2 million.",
      "Fairbanks North Star Borough district could receive as much as $10.2 million.",
      "School board members are asking the state for a ballpark estimate by mid-July.",
      "Alaska North Slope oil prices have dropped about a third since spring."
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        "a": "Up to $115 million in one-time funding this year, tied to high oil prices in the state budget passed this spring.",
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        "a": "Not until August 31, about two weeks after school starts in Anchorage and Fairbanks.",
        "q": "When will districts know the final amount?"
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        "q": "How much could Anchorage and Fairbanks schools get?"
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        "a": "They need to know the funding before hiring deadlines so they can plan teacher hiring and class sizes, and they're asking the state for an estimate by mid-July instead of waiting until end of summer.",
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