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Education bill veto leaves Alaska school leaders disappointed, frustrated and confused
Alaska Public Media spoke with school leaders from Ketchikan to Kotzebue about the Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a school funding ...
Anchorage elementary schools at risk of not meeting mental health services goal
A new internal report will inform the Anchorage School Board that the school district is at risk of not meeting its goal of ...
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Schools push career ed classes ‘for all,’ even kids heading to college
This story is part of Hechinger’s ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our article about a new diploma in ...
Uncertainty in education funding means less art, music, gym for Anchorage elementary students next year
The School District is preparing its staff for reductions in elementary-level art, music and physical education next year if more school funding doesn't come from Juneau this legislative session. In a ...
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Alaska House encourages school districts to limit students’ cellphones, with some exceptions
House Bill 57 isn’t a ban on phones in classrooms, but it allows limited bans if local school districts approve them.
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Alaska high schoolers' 'Hadestown' production brings the house down
Like, we're unstoppable. FLOR: But then, at the end of March, bad news - the Anchorage School District notified hundreds of teachers that they would lose their positions due to a massive budget ...
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Education bill veto leaves Alaska school leaders disappointed, frustrated and confused
“Frustrating and a little bit confusing,” said the president of the Anchorage School District board, Andy Holleman. “It’s our students that are going to lose out,” Northwest Arctic ...