Cases are rising but masks to remain optional for students, says Anchorage School District
Local districts make their own decisions about mask wearing for fall as cases are on the rise as the youngest students remain ineligible for a covid vaccine.
Little Diomede school struck by collapsing building closed indefinitely
Students are switching to remote learning after the city building partially collapsed onto the Diomede School Sunday morning.
Federal education officials say Alaska owes millions to Juneau, Kenai and North Slope school districts
Rules attached to the funding prevented states from disproportionately reducing their funding to high-need districts.
Dunleavy’s education funding veto leaves Juneau School District with budget gap
Juneau School District leaders built a budget around an assumed $430 increase to the base student allocation. The governor's veto makes that $340.
Petersburg schools concerned about spreading trend of travel-fueled absenteeism
School administrators in Petersburg have been alarmed this year by how many families are taking extended vacations outside of school breaks.
Wide-ranging Alaska House education bill would boost school funding but faces uncertain future
The legislation includes priorities important to many Republicans in the Alaska House, but some key lawmakers say they have doubts.
After a dozen years, statewide Yup’ik language spelling bee going strong
Yup'ik and Inupiaq spelling bees, like those held earlier this month in Anchorage, are a relatively new experience for students.
Alaska legislators lack the votes to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes
Support for an override is short of the 40 votes needed to call a special session, and shy of the 45 needed for an override.
UAA Chancellor Cathy Sandeen takes new job in California
The news of her departure comes about two years after Sandeen became the leader of Alaska’s largest public university.
Gruening Middle School teachers and staff take first look at earthquake damage
Gruening suffered the most damage of any school in the district during the earthquake and will receive the bulk of the money in the school bond proposal for repairs and seismic upgrades.
Anchorage School District outlines plans for return to school buildings
The youngest children will return first, in mid-October. Middle school children will return in November and high school students will return in early 2021
Alaska educators breathe sigh of relief as hundreds of millions of federal dollars roll in
The money is enough to support schools through the next few years but doesn’t address the state’s long term education funding problems
‘These Fs are tied to the pandemic’: Thousands of Anchorage students start summer school
The Anchorage School District is prioritizing re-building kids' relationship to in-person learning and starting to address learning loss.
The pandemic forced these families to try new education formats. Now, they want to stick with it.
While some families who tried homeschooling last year hated it, others were introduced to a more customizable format that they’d like to keep exploring.
Dunleavy says correspondence school decision will have broad impacts. But will it?
A judge recently threw out two laws underpinning key aspects of Alaska's homeschool system. The impact of the decision is up for debate.
A closer look at the Harvard charter school study making waves in Juneau
A new study ranks Alaska's charter schools No. 1 in the nation. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has cited the study in calls to expand charter schools.
Alaska education group prepares to sue state over school funding
“If the only thing that people will listen to is the court system, then that's what we're left with,” said Caroline Storm, with the Coalition for Education Equity of Alaska.
‘Thankful for everything they’ve done’: Anchorage students turn health workers’ selfies into art
An Anchorage high school art teacher started the project to honor and celebrate essential workers on the frontline of the pandemic.
UAA graduation is extra sweet for students who missed high school ceremonies 4 years ago
Sunday’s ceremony stands in contrast to four years ago, when the COVID-19 pandemic brought in-person gatherings to a halt across the globe.
Anchorage school employee arrested after police say he assaulted a student
Police say the paraprofessional “put his hands” on a Baxter Elementary student following a disagreement on the playground.