Anchorage science teacher named 2018 Alaska Teacher of the Year
By Tegan Hanlon Ben Walker teaches seventh-grade science in the same Romig Middle School classroom that his mother once did. For [...]
Opinion: Our teachers ask for respect. It’s time to listen.
By Alisha Hilde, Anchorage School Board candidate, attorney and former public school teacher. On Monday, Sept. 25, the Anchorage School Board meeting [...]
Frustrated over curriculum, training and contract issues, teachers pack Anchorage School Board meeting
Anchorage band teacher Philip Walters told the School Board Monday that the district is trying to do far too much [...]
‘Every year it’s harder to fill the jobs’: Hiring teachers gets increasingly difficult in rural Alaska
"In the Lower Kuskokwim School District in Southwest Alaska, classes started this month with about a dozen teaching jobs unfilled. Farther [...]
State release draft plan for Every Student Succeeds Act
"The chance to comment on enacting provisions of the new Every Student Succeeds Act ends at a Sept. 15 deadline, [...]
After 5 years without a school, the village of Clarks Point brought one in on a barge
"A teacher and his family moved to the tiny and remote Southwest Alaska village of Clarks Point in mid-July. Soon [...]
Teacher shortages loom even after layoffs rescinded
"While the Alaska Legislature tarried on budget talks for fiscal year 2018, nearly 700 teachers statewide were handed pink slips [...]
New Denali Elementary teacher brings fun, compassion to classroom
"Lynn DeFilippo looked around the room at Denali Elementary School, where she will be molding the minds of about 25 [...]
Alaska needs more Alaska Native teachers
"In Alaska schools, Alaska Natives make up 25 percent of the student body, but less than 5 percent of the [...]
Many teachers have ‘no say’ in decisions about their own PD, survey finds
"Teachers tend to think their school leaders prioritize professional learning, but say they are rarely involved in the decision-making process, [...]