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.
Education
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.
Mud pies and ‘Molly of Denali’ could strengthen STEM education in rural Alaska
Researchers say experimentation in the natural world can help young children develop an interest in environmental science.
After viral ad offering expense-free living, Alaska community will have school for the first time since 2018
Schools need at least 10 students to qualify for state funding.
Juneau School Board and Assembly candidates talk state funding and city hall proposition at forum
Thursday’s forum was the latest in a series of public events featuring municipal candidates.
University of Alaska system boasts overall enrollment growth after financial challenges
The news comes after a five-year downward trend in student enrollment.