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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.
Alaska Pacific University is offering a new scholarship with money from a student-managed investment fund
The fund grew from $200,000 to nearly $2 million since it started in 2001.
Flooding put this Juneau child care center out of commission. Community support helped it reopen.
The opening day of the temporary child care center marked a return to normalcy for Glacier Valley Kids’ families and employees.
What you need to know about the child tax credit as both campaigns embrace it
A major expansion of the child tax credit during the height of the COVID pandemic temporarily slashed the child poverty rate in half.
Anchorage parents, students adjust to big changes on the first day of school
School start times have changed for all grade levels and sixth graders are now included at middle schools.
Advocates, Murkowski seek next steps after Native boarding school report
Alaska boarding-school survivors and Sen. Lisa Murkowski applaud the federal report, but say it tells only part of the story.
Alaska school districts got a one-time funding boost. It came too late for many teachers.
Many school boards opted for conservative budgets that included layoffs of teachers before the governor signed the budget this year.
Judge orders Mat-Su school district to return challenged books to shelves
U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason took issue with the district’s challenged book review process in her Tuesday order.
New Anchorage school start times have families wondering where they’ll find care for young kids
Childcare experts say the sector is already facing a crisis, and worry the new school start times will make it even more difficult for families to find care for young children.
Lawmakers say they’re puzzled by Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of $5M for K-3 reading, a goal of his signature education bill
Lawmakers say the money was intended to achieve the goals of the 2022 Alaska Reads Act — a priority bill for Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
All the news that’s fit to reprint: AI and plagiarism drive revamped Tundra Drums website
The motives for resurrecting a storied Bethel newspaper's website to hoover up a wide range of Alaska content remain unclear.
Effort to recall Juneau’s school board president, vice president secures spot on local ballot
Board President Deedie Sorensen and Vice President Emil Mackey say the campaign against them is full of misinformation.
All Alaska Carrs stores targeted for sale in Kroger-Albertsons merger plan
The stores set to be sold include all 11 Carrs locations in Anchorage, Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla.
Mat-Su book review committee concludes, some books returned to shelves
The Mat-Su School Board has not taken action on all committee recommendations, but has voted to remove seven so far.
Alaska Pacific University to receive millions from NASA to study microplastics
APU is set to receive roughly $5 million from NASA to establish a microplastics research and education center.
Why last week’s Alaska Supreme Court ruling isn’t the final word on homeschool allotments
There's a key question the court left open: whether Alaska correspondence schools can allow parents to spend public money at private schools.
‘Bold, transformational initiatives’ for Anchorage schools leave unanswered questions
School Board members and parents are concerned about a lack of funding and a possible reduction in core class time.
Gov. Dunleavy trims $225M with budget vetoes but leaves school funding boost intact
Dunleavy trimmed funding for Head Start, the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and rural broadband, among other line-item vetoes.
Alaska Supreme Court sides with state, allows correspondence school laws to stand
The court said plaintiffs had failed to show that a 2014 law reforming Alaska's correspondence school system violated the state Constitution.
Justices grill attorneys as correspondence school case reaches Alaska Supreme Court
The justices are considering an appeal of a decision that ruled two 2014 laws key to the correspondence school system unconstitutional.
Fire destroys Stebbins school and surrounding buildings
Nome firefighters have flown to Stebbins to help fight the blaze, which reportedly started in a shop next to the local school Wednesday night.
Alaska faces consequences as federal education funding equity dispute continues
State officials offered the feds a $300,000 compromise instead of $17 million adjustment.
‘An unfair fight’: The U.S. surgeon general declares war on social media
Vivek Murthy called this week for social media platforms to carry warning labels like those put on cigarettes and alcohol, due to their effects on teens.
As Alaska high court preps for correspondence school arguments, here’s what each side says
The state and plaintiffs submitted briefs outlining their arguments. They'll make their case during oral arguments set for June 27.
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