Corinne Smith
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Prior to the UAA interim chancellor position, Siemers served as the director of UAA’s Kenai Peninsula College. -
Rural Alaska districts are especially reliant on international teachers to keep instructors in their classrooms. -
Under Alaska law, adoption ends the legal relationship between children and birth families — including siblings. Foster youth have called for changes to the law to preserve contact. -
Clergy, immigration attorneys and advocates raised concerns about increased ICE operations in Alaska, particularly the detention of minors. -
A UA spokesperson said even though the policy was struck down, “the direction of enforcement and potential risk has not gone away.” -
There were 15 correctional staff who earned over $100,000 each in overtime pay last year, on top of salary and benefits. -
A delegation of lawmakers made an impromptu visit to the school on Feb. 6, calling the conditions and deteriorating facilities ‘deplorable.’ -
The fight at Spring Creek Correctional Center involved 50 inmates, some of whom sustained minor injuries, officials said. -
This year, whether lawmakers will allocate more funding for public education remains uncertain amid early budget negotiations. -
Alaska’s Republican congressional delegation said they support the state’s appeal, and are urging FEMA and the Trump administration to fund the disaster relief effort.
