Education

Alaska districts have until Nov. 15 to recertify more than 15,000 migratory children

Alaska counted more than 15,000 children as migratory last year, a program built largely on fishing for food. Districts must recertify them by Nov. 15.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Anchorage School Board will pick interim superintendent from within ASD, vote in November

Want to be Anchorage's interim superintendent? You'd better already work for ASD. The board is taking internal applicants only, through Oct. 30.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 16

Follows: ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt says he will leave for Virginia district

Chugachmiut offers Native Youth Olympics travel and coaching aid in seven communities

Chugachmiut will help cover Native Youth Olympics travel, coaching and event costs for students in seven Chugach region communities through 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Iḷisaġvik College wins approval for distance-learning Unangax̂ Studies certificate

Students on St. Paul Island and in other remote towns can now earn an accredited certificate in Unangam Tunuu, the Unangan language, without leaving home.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Sep 8

Alaska asks for free civics lessons as a new graduation requirement approaches

Alaska students starting high school in fall 2027 will need to pass civics to graduate. The state is asking for free lessons to post, not writing its own.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Alaska seeks contractor for ethics and budget course new law requires of school boards

Alaska school board members starting a term must take an ethics and budget course within 30 days. The state just started shopping for someone to write it.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Soldotna Elementary parents and staff seek to convert their school to a charter

Soldotna Elementary parents and teachers want to turn their neighborhood school into a charter. A district committee picks the plan back up Monday.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Mt. Edgecumbe review ends with 22 recommendations to the state board

A state review of Mt. Edgecumbe ends with 22 recommendations, from dorm rules to calling parents. Enrollment at the school is still below capacity.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Alaska school boards to weigh tax-credit scholarships, immigration enforcement near schools

Alaska's school boards vote Nov. 8 on 14 proposed positions, from tax-credit scholarships to immigration enforcement near schools. Sitka sent half of them.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read

Valdez school board asks city for $15.1 million, a 29% increase over this year

Valdez's taxable value jumped 56%, and the school board wants its share: $15.1 million from the city, up nearly 29% from this year. The council decides.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska pre-K programs will no longer need mental health consultation to get state funding

Alaska pre-K programs no longer need mental health consultation or coaching to get state funding. The ban on expelling 4-year-olds stays put.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Oct 9

Alaska House members ask FCC to preserve E-Rate school internet discounts

Twenty-one Alaska House members asked the FCC to preserve E-Rate, which discounts school internet. Alaska's own school broadband grant depends on it.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

Follows: The FCC review that could end E-Rate is filed under children and screens

State seeks consultant to design first formula for infant learning program money

Alaska is hiring a contractor to design its first structured formula for dividing Infant Learning Program grants among 15 regional programs, with a $200,000 contract and Oct. 28 proposal deadline.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Oct 7

Proposed rules would let Alaska schools bill Medicaid for any eligible student

Alaska schools could bill Medicaid for therapy and behavioral health care for any eligible student, not just kids with disabilities. Comments due Nov. 6.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 15

University of Oregon seeks proposals for reading screeners in two more Alaska Native languages

Two more Alaska Native languages could get reading screeners for students learning to read in them. The University of Oregon wants proposals by Oct. 30.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Mat-Su Assembly asks school board to start classes the day after Labor Day

Mat-Su kids would start school after Labor Day instead of mid-August if the school board agrees. It's only a request, and the vote may not even stand.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Follows: Mat-Su resolution would ask school board to start classes after Labor Day

ASD Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt says he will leave for Virginia district

Anchorage School District Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt will leave for a Virginia superintendent job in early 2027, leaving Alaska's largest district to find new leadership during budget planning.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska school improvement grant reviews delayed by staff leave

Alaska Department of Education delayed School Improvement grant reviews due to staff leave, with applications needing approval by October 31 to avoid compliance violations.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage School Board backs public school scholarship groups under new tax credit

The Anchorage School Board voted 7-0 to back scholarship groups for public school students under the new federal tax credit, with guardrails against vouchers.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Anchorage mayor's office wants closed Abbott Loop Elementary demolished, school officials say

Anchorage's mayor wants closed Abbott Loop Elementary demolished for housing redevelopment, and the school district would need to authorize $4 million in demolition costs from a prior bond.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Health care workers tell Alaska high school students many jobs don't need a four-year degree

Some health care jobs take 6 to 12 weeks of training, and Alaska teens can get a pharmacy tech license at 16, students heard at a state career session.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

UAA gets $725,000 for nursing simulation equipment at rural campus sites

UAA got $725,000 in federal money for nursing simulation gear for rural students, where clinical placements are a big limit on how many can enroll.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 14

Dunleavy approves first 20 groups for Alaska K-12 scholarships under new federal tax credit

Alaska approved its first 20 scholarship groups under a new federal tax credit. Donors can claim up to $1,700 starting in 2027. Teachers unions aren't fans.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

University of Alaska Southeast students received about $1.47 million in Pell Grants last school year

UAS students got about $1.47 million in federal Pell Grants last school year. It's need-based aid for undergraduates, and it never has to be paid back.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

St. Paul Island tribe awarded $649,890 for math project for Pribilof students

The Aleut Community of St. Paul Island has a $649,890 federal grant for a gifted-and-talented math project for Pribilof School District students.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Alaska classrooms can enter state's Red Ribbon Week door decorating contest through Oct. 31

Alaska classrooms can decorate a door for Red Ribbon Week and enter the state's contest by Oct. 31. This year's theme celebrates everyday heroes.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Alaska Native students in Juneau and Klawock to pitch tech prototypes to Elders

Alaska Native students in Juneau and Klawock will build tech prototypes this fall to solve community problems, then pitch them to Elders and industry leaders.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Calista Education and Culture gets $900,000 to pay 16 young adults for village-based internships

Calista Education and Culture will pay 16 young adults from the Middle Kuskokwim and Lower Yukon for village-based internships with a $900,000 federal grant.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Online series helps families of youth with disabilities plan for adulthood

Families of young people with disabilities can get help planning for adult services in an online series that starts tonight and runs through April.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly sets Oct. 5 work session on school activities funding

Ketchikan students, coaches and parents told the borough school activities are turning pay-to-play. The Assembly takes up whether it can help Oct. 5.

by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readFrom Sep 21

Sealaska Heritage Institute wins federal grant for Juneau's Tlingit language school program

Sealaska Heritage Institute won a five-year federal grant for Juneau's Tlingit language school program, months after warning it would lose its principal.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Disabilities council seeks testimony on virtual special-education services

Alaska's disabilities council seeks public testimony Monday on virtual special-education services delivered over Zoom and Teams.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak school board accepts superintendent's resignation less than three months into his tenure

Kodiak's school superintendent is out less than three months into the job. The board accepted Dan Brigman's resignation and hasn't said why.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Mat-Su resolution would ask school board to start classes after Labor Day

Mat-Su Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution asking the school board to start classes the day after Labor Day instead of earlier in August.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Southwest Region schools serve freeze-dried carrot chips from 2,300 pounds of summer vegetables

Southwest Region School District freeze-dried more than 2,300 pounds of potatoes and carrots over the summer, and carrot chips are now a lunchroom favorite.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Kodiak Middle School breakfast jumps from 11 students a day to 127 with grab-and-go meals

Kodiak Middle School cut the breakfast line, handed out grab-and-go meals and brought back strawberry milk. Daily breakfast went from 11 kids to 127.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

The state is still taking comments on a school rule it dropped last year

Alaska's education department is still taking comments on a rule its board killed 11 months ago. The follow-up the board asked for is harder to find.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read

Aniak basketball still plays as the Halfbreeds

Aniak basketball still uses a nickname students chose in the late 1970s to express the community's mixed Alaska Native and white ancestry.

by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read

Anchorage officials fail to agree on shared school-closure committee

The Assembly and School Board could not agree on giving both bodies votes on a school-closure committee. The existing board-led panel remains.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago5 min read

Follows: Assembly members seek equal vote on joint school rightsizing panel

Sitka school policy committee rejects copying Ketchikan's student drug-testing rule

Sitka turned down copying Ketchikan's student drug testing rules. One of its two new drafts could extend testing past sports to band, drama and debate.

by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readFrom Sep 10