Rural Alaska districts are especially reliant on international teachers to keep instructors in their classrooms.
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Alaska House advances bill intended to boost workforce housing
House Bill 184 attempts to address Alaska’s severe housing shortage by allowing AIDEA to invest in workforce housing with 5 or more units.
Anchorage lawmaker pushes legislation to protect sibling ties for Alaska foster youth
Under Alaska law, adoption ends the legal relationship between children and birth families — including siblings. Foster youth have called for changes to the law to preserve contact.
Alaska lawmakers probe state detention policies following ICE arrest of Soldotna family
Clergy, immigration attorneys and advocates raised concerns about increased ICE operations in Alaska, particularly the detention of minors.
UA Board of Regents to continue anti-DEI policy, despite federal court ruling
University maintains its ‘unwavering’ commitment to equal rights and points to federal funding threat.
Alaska’s Department of Corrections spent $24M over budget last year, mostly on staff overtime
There were 15 correctional staff who earned over $100,000 each in overtime pay last year, on top of salary and benefits.