Federal judge orders Colorado school district — for a second time — to return 19 removed books to library shelves
The titles — including “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” and “The Bluest Eye,” and Angie Thomas ...
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Funding for Alaska’s schools remains a question mark. Here's where things stand
Lawmakers from both parties appear to agree: school funding should be increased. But by how much — and whether the bill that ...
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Alaska school officials say potential job-loss notices are going out and uncertainty costs districts
School districts across the state are starting to issue notices to teachers and staff that they may be laid off, in what has ...
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Why the rest of Alaska shouldn’t pay for Anchorage School District’s mismanagement
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it. ASD has failed to adjust to declining ...
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Alaska school officials say layoff notices are going out, budget uncertainty costing districts
Education officials and advocates testified Monday to the high costs of teacher layoffs, budget uncertainty and difficulty of ...
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Ketchikan principal tells lawmakers that the kids aren't alright
Ketchikan High School's Rick Dormer testified before a joint hearing of the Alaska House and Senate education committees amid ...
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Alaska Senate Education Committee advances new school funding bill with $1,000 per-student boost
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate Education Committee on Wednesday advanced an amended school funding bill with a $1,000 increase to ...
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Alaska Supreme Court asks lower court to weigh in on legality of using public funds to cover private school tuition
The question is at the center of ongoing litigation involving the Anchorage School District and three other districts.
Alaska Supreme Court says North Slope principal’s insult not protected by free speech
Former Point Lay school principal R. Brett Stirling was fired in 2022 for incompetence but challenged that decision ...
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Alaska Supreme Court asks lower court to weigh in on legality of using public funds to cover private school tuition
The Alaska Supreme Court reversed the decision ... They include the Anchorage School District, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District, the Galena City School District and the Denali Borough ...
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Budget games and double standards emerge from Fairbanks school closures
This year’s version of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District’s annual school-closing Hunger Games has brought into ...
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Value of Alaska Native education emphasized by Sealaska Heritage Institute president at U.S. Senate hearing
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and vice chair U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi) led the meeting titled “Native American Education – Examining ...