The book will launch on Friday in Juneau with a storytime event at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.
Education
Alaska governor’s staff deleted state agency’s analysis of teacher pay
The article would have been on cover of Alaska Economic Trends for October.
2 families moved to Karluk after its viral ad for expense-free living. They’ve already left, and the school is closing
The school’s student enrollment is back down to just two kids after both families chosen to move there left the village.
US book bans are taking a toll on a beloved tradition: Scholastic Book Fairs
Scholastic created a separate fair category for diverse books, which it says is to help schools navigate the complexities of book bans. Librarians accused the company of caving to censorship.
Alaska school sports board votes to exclude transgender girls from girls teams
The new ASAA rule is expected to draw legal challenges from civil rights organizations and could cause Alaska’s network of school sports to fracture.
Scientists observe chum salmon spawning in North Slope rivers
UAF scientist Peter Westley says the fish may be “working to establish populations in a new region.”
State rolls out playbook to help Alaska schools hire and keep teachers
The department plans to take the playbook on the road to different Alaska communities to show people how to use it.
Once a suppressed history in Alaska, Indian boarding schools enter curriculum with Orange Shirt Day
Events across the state aree part of a broader, more open reckoning with the traumatic history of boarding schools for Alaska Native people.
Candidates for Juneau School Board say education funding is top priority
Two of the candidates are educators, and all three have children attending Juneau schools.
Man arrested in Peru in connection with bomb threats made to Alaska schools
The threats were sent out between Sept. 15 and 21 to communities in Alaska, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Arizona.