Katie Anastas, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Anchorage School District proposes moving all sixth grade students to middle schools
Administrators say it would help the district use middle school buildings more efficiently.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
A Fairbanks company wants to build the two largest windfarms in Alaska. Also, a totem pole returns to the Haida village of Kasaan after more than 100 years. And a trip into a Petersburg artist's studio ahead of her upcoming solo show.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, November 14, 2022
Alaska State Troopers say they've seized a record amount of illegal drugs this year. Also, Unalaska residents continue to wait for a cleanup of contaminated lands. And Alaska Native veterans visit a new memorial in Washington, D.C.
Alaska Department of Corrections reports 17th death of the year
Khari Wade, 51, died on Friday morning.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 11, 2022
Congressional candidates Kelly Tshibaka and Sarah Palin cast doubt on Alaska's election. Also, Fairbanks launches a new court for veterans. And how a combat vet turned to writing to help his PTSD.
Anchorage school communities grapple with potential closures
Birchwood ABC is one of Anchorage School District's top performing schools, but it's also one of six schools the district may close due to a budget deficit.
Most Alaska students are not proficient in reading and math, state test scores show
Seventy percent of third through ninth graders were not proficient in English, while 77% were not proficient in math.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, November 10, 2022
Alaska lawmakers start thinking about who will be in the majority in each chamber. Also, a jury finds Alaska ski legend Dean Cummings not guilty of murder. And parents push back against potential school closures in Anchorage.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is likely to win a second term. Also, federal infrastructure money could make a long-planned seaplane project a reality in Sitka. And scientists study inbreeding among wolves on Prince of Wales Island.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Alaska voters head to the polls. Also, Yakutat’s village corporation and shareholders disagree over logging. And Petersburg residents and scientists deal with the aftermath of a landslide.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, November 7, 2022
How first-time legislative candidates have approached their campaigns. Also, an Anchorage pastor encourages his congregation to vote. And a little bird born in Alaska recently flew all the way to Tasmania.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, November 4, 2022
Political observers wonder if a coalition might take control of the Alaska Senate. Also, how statewide elections could impact Alaska's response to climate change. And a program in Homer brings violin lessons to students in nearby Anchor Point.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, November 3, 2022
Political observers wonder if a coalition might take control of the Alaska Senate. Also, how statewide elections could impact Alaska's response to climate change. And a program in Homer brings violin lessons to students in nearby Anchor Point.
Anchorage School Board approves ‘long overdue’ contract with bus drivers union
The new contract increases hourly pay and gives drivers more opportunities to pick up extra work.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, November 2, 2022
The Anchorage Police Department and its officers' union are likely headed to arbitration over body-worn cameras. Election officials are struggling to hire poll workers in some parts of rural Alaska. And efforts to increase voter turnout among Alaska Native communities.
Anchorage School District administrators propose cuts to immersion programs and IGNITE
In a presentation to the school board Tuesday, administrators proposed leasing school buildings to charter schools, moving the district-wide gifted program online and ending all high school language immersion programs at the end of this school year.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
What U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka says about the 2020 election. Also, how the state's election workers are dealing with skepticism from voters. And a nursing program in Bethel trains students to work in their communities.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, October 31, 2022
Frequent texts from political campaigns are irritating some Alaska voters. Also, homeless service providers in Fairbanks say more and more people are coming from Anchorage. And a pet snake escapes a Dillingham classroom...twice.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, October 28, 2022
U.S. Senate candidates debate campaign funding and abortion rights. Also, Ketchikan residents move one step closer to accessing rural subsistence status. And for the first time since the late 1800s, students in Angoon build a canoe.
In this Alaska House race in East Anchorage, education funding issues hit close to home
The race between Democrat Donna Mears and Republican Forrest Wolfe is one of several close races that could impact the future of education funding in the state.