The Association of Alaska School Boards (AASB) is the statewide nonprofit that represents and trains Alaska's local school boards. It advocates to the Legislature and federal regulators on school funding and the E-Rate internet subsidy, and runs youth leadership and student wellness programs.
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Alaska school boards to weigh tax-credit scholarships, immigration enforcement near schools
The Association of Alaska School Boards released 14 district proposals for its Nov. 8 vote, including on public school scholarship groups and immigration enforcement near schools.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago3 min read
Alaska House members ask FCC to preserve E-Rate school internet discounts
Twenty-one Alaska State House members asked the FCC to preserve E-Rate, saying the state's school broadband grant requires districts to qualify for it first. Comments close Oct. 13.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Anchorage School Board backs public school scholarship groups under new tax credit
Anchorage School Board asks Association of Alaska School Boards to support public school scholarship-granting organizations under the federal tax credit, with safeguards.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
The FCC review that could end E-Rate is filed under children and screens
Alaska schools and libraries have until Oct. 13 to comment on an FCC review that could limit or end the E-Rate internet discount program for schools.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Kodiak district asks school board to weigh closing East Elementary in 2027
Two of three reorganization options going to the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education on Tuesday would close East Elementary School in summer 2027. Five weeks earlier the same board received a capital plan seeking $5.75 million of work on that building.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
E-Rate payments send $335,276 to broadband in three Alaska towns
Six federal Schools and Libraries Program payments to SATEO INC of Anchorage, ranging from $1,368 to $302,400 and totaling $335,276, posted Friday on USAspending.gov, showing how E-Rate subsidy money reaches a single Alaska vendor.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Alaska raised the age of consent, and school districts have new duties
Guidance for the Association of Alaska School Boards warns that conduct between a school employee and a 16-year-old student that was lawful in June is now a felony staff must report to police. On school grounds, districts owe parents notice and the state a crime-of-violence report.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Alaska schools fight FCC proposals that could cut their internet lifeline
Alaska education groups are fighting FCC proposals that could scale back or end E-Rate, which provides over $200 million a year in discounted internet to Alaska schools.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1mo ago2 min read
Alaska nonprofits can now apply to grant K-12 scholarships under a new federal tax credit
Alaska is joining the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit, letting nonprofits award K-12 scholarships starting 2027. Applications are open; school groups oppose it.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska superintendents ask FCC not to cut school internet subsidy
The Alaska Superintendents Association asked the FCC not to narrow E-Rate, the program that discounts internet and telecommunications service for schools.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min read
Alaska says 4,264 fewer K-3 students ended the year reading at the lowest level
Alaska's share of K-3 students scoring well below reading benchmark fell from 39 to 26 percent over the 2025-26 school year, the state education department said.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
School boards move to retire a call to expand a dormant loan program
The AASB Board of Directors recommends sunsetting its Teacher Education Loan Expansion resolution, saying the objective has been accomplished. Member school boards have until October 7 to submit comments, amendments, or new resolutions before November's annual conference in Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Alaska schools could face a choice between internet and teachers if a federal subsidy is cut
The FCC is reviewing the E-Rate subsidy that covered more than $200 million in Alaska school and library internet costs in 2025, and Delta Community Library Director Tiki Levinson says a cut would hit rural connectivity hardest.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska will cover district travel to a school safety summit
Alaska districts can send staff to the FY27 School Safety & Well-Being Summit in Anchorage on Sept. 16-17 without spending federal ESEA money, if they request travel support when they register.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Alaska school boards to FCC: don't make us choose internet over teachers
The Association of Alaska School Boards urged the FCC not to cut the E-Rate program that funds school internet, warning it would force a choice between broadband and teacher pay.
by Melinda Communities.News3mo ago1 min read
Senate panel advances bill to stabilize Alaska school funding with enrollment averaging
The Alaska Senate Education Committee advanced House Bill 261, which would allow school districts to use multi-year enrollment averages instead of annual counts for more stable funding, addressing chronic budget uncertainty that forces teacher layoffs and school closures.
by Alaska News5mo ago4 min read
House Finance considers multi-year school funding averaging bill
The House Finance Committee heard testimony on HB 261, which would shift Alaska's education funding to a three-year enrollment average instead of annual counts, giving districts earlier budget certainty but carrying a fiscal note approaching $1 billion over five years.
by Alaska News5mo ago4 min read