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What did legislators accomplish this year and what was left for the second session?
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Looking for a digestible rundown of what lawmakers spent the last 120 days doing? Look no further.
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University of Alaska officials were informed last week that the federal government had terminated their $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Unless the state is able to appeal the decision, what’s usually tens of millions of dollars in federal aid won’t count toward the state’s education contribution for the next fiscal year.
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Thousands of new books, many by Indigenous writers, are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month.
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The Trump administration has so far frozen about $11 billion in research funding. University leaders say no other source can fill the void.
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East’s Bryce Herda swam, cross country skied and excelled at violin and South’s Anna Kardashyan was a stand out in Taekwondo and debate.
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Whale Pass doesn’t have a grocery store, but it does have Alaska’s only certified Songahm Taekwondo dojo. That could be key to drawing more students.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy is demanding the Legislature pass additional education policy changes, or he'll veto a compromise bill that passed with wide support, superintendents said.
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Nearly all displaced employees will be reinstated at their previous schools.
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The state House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would expand Alaska's corporate income tax structure to capture more revenue from out-of-state companies.
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The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.