Education
Satellite internet shakes up rural Alaska schools amid rising costs
Education is increasingly reliant on the internet. In rural Alaska, who provides internet service to schools is a million-dollar question.
Anchorage schools’ tobacco policy updates include intervention
The policies make an exception for products designed to help people quit using nicotine.
Why some Juneau residents want to ban cruise ships on Saturdays — and what’s at stake
Advocates say growing tourism needs to be reined in, but opponents say the financial and legal implications could hurt the economy.
New federal guidelines mandate a pay boost for Head Start staff. Can child care centers afford it?
New financial pressure on Head Start operators in Alaska and elsewhere has them turning to Congress for a cost of living increase for their programs.
Wasilla’s only book store to host banned books popup event
Mat-Su saw more book challenges last year than any other region in the state.
Bethel teen arrested for alleged threats of school violence
Police say the 13-year-old student was charged with three counts of terroristic threatening.
In Valdez, a community feels the pinch of the child care shortage
It’s not just that daycare is hard to find. For many people, it’s simply not available.
Magnet fishing catches on with a group of Bethel high school students
What started as a personal hobby for one ANSEP student has turned into a perfect way to give back to the community and have a lot of fun doing it.
Anchorage School Board considers policy update to encourage patriotism in schools
The board is considering a watered-down version of a proposal that would have required schools to play the national anthem and state flag song monthly.
Feds to withhold COVID relief funds from Alaska as state feud continues
The federal government says Alaska underfunded school districts in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau and the Kenai Peninsula.
Alaska pursues appeal of $17.5M penalty over federal education funding equity dispute
Consequences are mounting for Alaska as a dispute continues between the state’s education officials and their federal counterparts.
Unsubstantiated social media threat disrupts 2 Alaska schools
Bethel Police say the post threatening “BHS” that disrupted Bethel and Bartlett came from the Lower 48.
Anchorage School District to release multi-year school closure plan next month
School administrators say fewer schools are needed due to declining student enrollment.
Alaska librarians hopeful state will restore ‘massive’ cut in vital grant
The abrupt reversal of last month’s roughly 75% cutback followed an outcry by librarians and the public.
Most University of Alaska faculty paid on time after paperwork mishap
UA President Pat Pitney apologized for the problem, and said the university will pull resources from other areas to help HR work more quickly.
Disconnected: Student cellphone bans take hold in Anchorage
Schools with new cellphone policies report decreases in fights, vaping in the bathrooms and cyber-bullying, along with academic gains.
Former Soldotna school custodian accused of sexually abusing student
Alexander Coxwell, 52, was arrested Thursday. He worked for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District until November 2016.
Alaska’s public libraries sound alarm over abrupt loss of state grant funds
It's not clear why the state slashed funds for operating grants to libraries across Alaska by nearly 75%.
ACLU files injunction in lawsuit over Mat-Su schools bathroom policy
The ACLU’s motion seeks to allow one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, a student who identifies as a boy, to use the boys bathroom.
Alaska schools to be stocked with anti-overdose kits under new law
Hundreds of overdose-reversal kits are headed to schools as part of a strategy to combat Alaska’s high rate of opioid deaths.
These are the 2 students and 2 teachers killed at Apalachee High School in Georgia
Just one month into the school year, four people were ripped away from their loved ones, their lives ended by a mass shooting.
For some University of Alaska faculty, the next paycheck could be $0
University officials say they have made headway on the problem and faculty will be paid “as soon as possible."
Anchorage School District student tests positive for whooping cough
One confirmed case and two suspected cases of the infection were reported to the district this week.
Homeless students in Alaska, nationally could lose access to added aid
Congress has been asked to give states more time to spend money for homeless students, but advocates say it may be too late.
From engineering to oncology, Anchorage freshmen explore career paths in new academy class
The Career exploration class is designed to help students identify interests and select a potential career.
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