‘Showing off who I am’: Anchorage seniors graduate in sealskin, kuspuks and other regalia
Service High graduate Jade Wren said she felt proud to show her Inupiaq heritage during the ceremony.
Teacher retention bonus bill moves forward in Alaska House
The bill would give bonuses of up to $15,000 to full-time teachers at the end of each school year.
Former Mat-Su substitute teacher charged with sexually abusing 2 children
Court records show Scott Anthony Pezzini, 31, of Wasilla is charged with three counts of sexual abuse of a minor.
Alaska state school board supports barring transgender female students from girls’ sports
The Alaska State Board of Education has approved a resolution that supports barring transgender female students from participating in girls’ sports.
Mat-Su school board proposes sidelining student member after pointed exchanges on controversial topics
The proposed changes are a big departure from how most other student representatives across the state are included in their local school boards.
Mat-Su ice fishing outing helps teens learn where their food comes from
Young members of the Knik Tribe go ice fishing to learn about subsistence harvests.
Dimond teacher named finalist for National Teacher of the Year award
Cat Walker is the second Alaskan finalist for the national award in as many years.
Dunleavy slashes education funding boost as part of budget vetoes
Vetoes total more than $200 million, including half of the one-time boost the Legislature added for schools.
Petersburg schools scramble to pay for new Alaska READS Act requirements
Alaska schools are preparing to meet requirements of the READS Act this fall — a costly mandate amid flat state education funding.
Former Soldotna teacher accused of sexually abusing student to be released on house arrest
Nathan Erfurth is to have no contact with the victim or unsupervised contact with any minors but his biological children, a judge ruled Thursday.
Alaska state school board considers rule that would limit transgender athletes
The proposed regulation would limit students to a multi-gender team or a team "based on a student’s sex assigned at birth."
Cluster of COVID-19 cases closes three schools in Mat-Su School District
Students at those schools will be learning online while the schools are sanitized and a contact tracing investigation begins.
The correspondence school allotment lawsuit | Talk of Alaska
A Superior court judge recently threw out the laws supporting Alaska’s correspondence education program. Where does the program go from here?
APU professor finds when it comes to salary, majors matter more than colleges
Professor Dale Lehman built a model to analyze how much colleges contribute to their graduates’ earning potential. His conclusion? Not much.
Soldotna teacher accused of sex with former student seeks dismissal of his case
An attorney for Nathan Erfurth claims Alaska State Troopers improperly presented evidence to a grand jury before his arrest in May.
Anchorage middle school reports suspected mumps case
Romig Middle School staff canceled after-school activities Thursday when they learned of the case. The school is being disinfected, pending test results.
Disagreements between Alaska House Republicans stalled education work for 3 weeks
The House Education Committee didn't meet for three weeks starting Feb. 14, denying Gov. Mike Dunleavy a channel of support for his ideas.
Tuckerman Babcock resigns from UA Board of Regents after 2 months
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Babcock, his former chief of staff, to the board after legislators rejected Bethany Marcum for the position.
As state grapples with food stamp backlog, an Anchorage middle school steps up to feed families
When principal Marcus Wilson found out about one student’s family struggling to get food, he sent out a message to all families to see if it was a bigger issue. And it was.
Alaska pediatricians agree with national org, encourage in-person school this fall
They say it's important to consider the risks of keeping children out of school; schools can and should reopen where it's safe to do so.