Walker signs education bills at teacher welcome back day
Aug 11, 2018 | Erin McGroarty, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS — Gov. Bill Walker signed four education bills Friday morning [...]
Teacher’s Union making progress on new contract with ASD
08/07/2018 by Scott Gross, KTVA "It's a start," AEA team bargaining spokesperson Brian Nelson said. "We're making progress but we [...]
Secretary DeVos Approves Alaska and Iowa’s ESSA State Plans
MAY 16, 2018 | U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced the approval of [...]
Alaska Legislature boosts funding for schools and university
May 15th, 2018 | Tegan Hanlon Public schools and the state university system will receive funding boosts under the state operating [...]
17 months after launch, personalized learning affects all area schools
By Amanda Bohman abohman@newsminer.com | May 13, 2018 FAIRBANKS — Students in Jeannette Fortune’s class at Ladd Elementary School spend [...]
Hundreds of Anchorage teachers rally as contract battle continues
May 9 | Tegan Hanlon, ADN Hundreds of teachers rallied outside the Anchorage School District headquarters Monday evening, calling for [...]
Alaskan educators advocate for increased K-12 funding
By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | April 10, 2018 School administrators, teachers and parents from across the state testified before the House Finance [...]
Juneauites testify, ask Alaska Senate to boost school funding
By: JAMES BROOKS Juneau Empire Lawmakers hear from 30 Alaskans in Friday morning testimony Sitting in front of the Alaska [...]
Here’s what flat funding has meant for Alaska schools.
Author: Nathaniel Herz February 25th, 2018 In Sitka, students are writing on plain paper instead of composition books. In Nome, administrators [...]
Second-grade students bring vegetables, cheer to homeless shelter
January 28, 2018 05:59 am By ALEX McCARTHY Juneau Empire Program helps children develop better understanding of shelter clientele, learn about [...]