The district may need to cut 120 positions if state lawmakers do not raise per-student funding levels for next school year, officials said.

Commissioner Deena Bishop said the order would not mean a loss of federal education funds for Alaska schools.

Ballots have already been mailed out to voters, and Election Day is April 1.

District officials say they have a surplus of masks for every person at every school.

The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department's staff by nearly half.

Charles Rininger, 38, teaches at Homer Middle School. Alaska State Troopers say he assaulted a 70-year-old woman last week.

The Alaska House is asking Congress to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.

KYUK and ProPublica launched a project highlighting the public health and safety crisis inside Alaska’s rural public schools this month, kicking off a discussion among lawmakers on the powerful Senate Finance Committee.

UAS Chancellor Aparna Palmer says the campus will continue to be a welcoming place to all despite updating webpages that mention “diversity,” “equity,” “inclusion” and other related terms.

Alaska Moravian Church members recently set fire to remnants of the historic orphanage and boarding school near Kwethluk, saying their removal has been overdue.

The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding formula by $1,000.

The four approved changes all came from members of the Republican House minority, who have complained in recent weeks about being left out of the process.