Alaska News Nightly: Monday, February 20, 2023

A panel of people wearing business clothes.
The Anchorage School Board listens to public testimony at the Anchorage School District Meeting on December 19, 2022. (Valerie Kern, Alaska Public Media).

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Monday on Alaska News Nightly:

Local school districts are making difficult and uncertain choices with next year’s funding levels in limbo. New research shows particular species of kelp absorb pollutants in the environment around them. Plus a ceremony at Elizabeth Peratrovich’s alma mater celebrates her legacy.

Reports tonight from:

Tegan Hanlon, Wesley Early, Jeremy Hsieh, and Rhonda McBride in Anchorage
Tim Ellis in Delta
Sage Smiley in Wrangell
Reagan Miller in Ketchikan
and Kirsten Dobroth in Kodiak

This episode of Alaska News Nightly is hosted by Lori Townsend, with audio engineering from Chris Hyde and producing from Madilyn Rose

Madilyn Rose is the program producer at Alaska Public Media. Reach her at mrose@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Madilyn here.

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