Anchorage Daily News11h
Drawing from decades of experience, new book on rural school leadership provides a roadmap for teachers and community members
In villages, significant cultural differences can inhibit the jobs of educators who usually arrive lacking knowledge of the ...
ICT News on MSN2d
Nearly 2 decades after Alaska school asked state to fund repair, its building is about to collapse
Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the ...
Anchorage Daily News3d
Alaska lawmakers show renewed interest in funding maintenance of school buildings beset by ‘dilapidation’
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development broadly recommends that 3% of building values be allotted annually ...
Alaska Public Media2d
Alaska legislators ask feds to reinstate program that sent money to rural schools
The Alaska House is asking Congress to reinstate the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
The Daily Yonder on MSN1d
In Rural Alaska, A Powerful Documentary Flips the Script for Child Care Funding
Social worker and filmmaker Laura Norton-Cruz remembers vividly finding out that she was pregnant and feeling like she’d just been “thrown to the ...
Future of some Alaska federal office leases uncertain, including for volcano monitoring
For decades, the Alaska Volcano Observatory has monitored dozens of volcanoes across the state for risk of eruptions. Scientists say Mount Spurr — the closest active volcano to Anchorage — will likely ...
Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated ...
Alaska Public Media2d
Alaska House requests support for program that helps rural internet access with billions
The Universal Service Fund benefits Alaska more than any other state but has been challenged in court and could expire.
The Associated Press1h
Fishermen want to go green but say DOGE cuts prevent that
Commercial fishermen and seafood processors and distributors looking to switch to new, lower-carbon emission systems say the ...
KYUK8h
Many Y-K Delta school districts face budget woes even with proposed per-student funding increases
The Alaska State House has passed an education bill that includes a $1,000 increase to its per-student funding formula. But ...
Juneau Empire5d
Alaska legislators ask feds to reinstate program that sent money to rural schools
The Alaska House of Representatives is asking Congress to fix a problem with a program that pays money to rural school districts affected by the decline of the timber industry. On Monday ...
Homestratosphere on MSN2d
The Silver Wave in Alaska: Baby Boomer Homebuying Trends (2018–2023)
Alaska's housing landscape is undergoing a "silver wave" as the baby boomer generation (born 1946–1964) enters retirement.