Margo Bellamy

Anchorage school district proposes splitting $32 million in one-time state money

Anchorage band teacher tells school board he now teaches 330 students a day

Anchorage's school board says closures won't fix the budget; residents aren't so sure

“that educational piece needs to be front and center because for me personally, it's about the quality of service that we can give to every kid”

Anchorage will ship contaminated concrete to Oregon after the state tightened disposal rules, adding $850,000

The Anchorage School Board pledges no more closures next year, but one member says the last three were never explained

Anchorage School District adopts a single English curriculum for grades 6 through 10

“I applaud the committee for just being out front and putting at the the first bullet, that trust and buy-in, that, that is— we are at risk as a board for trust and buy-in.”

Anchorage board won't reopen a school it may not have fully closed

“we are still in a climate of diminishing resources. We are facing declining enrollment. We're going to have empty seats, and this is not because people hate the district. This is because people are leaving our state in massive numbers.”

Anchorage School Board balks at a $2.8M curriculum buy members hadn't seen

Anchorage School Board adopts class size policy under state mandate

ASD claims state funding bill comes too late

“I'd like to move to that. We direct the superintendent and the board president to draft a letter addressed to the Alaska Department of Revenue in support of timely reporting of projected revenue targets which may trigger additional one time education funding.”

Seven Western Alaska typhoon evacuees graduate from Anchorage schools

Anchorage schools eliminate elementary health teachers, shift to integrated model