It took a lot of advocacy with the state’s medical team to get all teachers on the eligibility tier for vaccination.
Education
Elders, linguists teach Dena’ina language through original Native children’s stories
Dena’ina is a highly endangered language. For years, linguists and local Alaska Native people have been working on language and culture revitalization projects at Kenai Peninsula College and through the Kenaitze Tribe.
Skagway’s first Native Youth Olympics program gets off the ground
Skagway students have been learning traditional Alaska Native games in preparation for the Junior Native Youth Olympics. The town’s new Native Youth Olympics club is part of a wider effort to develop more Native sports programs throughout Southeast Alaska.
Now vaccine eligible, Anchorage teachers ready to get back to class
Teachers across the state became eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday. Many jumped at the chance to grab an appointment.
Ketchikan school superintendent Beth Lougee medevaced for COVID-19 complications
She had recently returned to work from bereavement leave after losing her husband to complications from COVID-19 last month.
Alaska scientists are teaming up to make the state a leader in hunting new COVID strains
Alaska already sequences a large proportion of its positive coronavirus tests compared to other states, but officials say they’re aiming to do even better.
Despite ‘racial backlash,’ Sitka school board reaffirms decision to rename Baranof Elementary
The school board is sticking with their plan to name the school after a “significant local cultural educator” rather than bow to public pressure that struck some board members as racist.
In-person classes canceled at Auke Bay Elementary after pipe burst
“It was just a classic cold weather situation, and we just had a broken pipe,” said Principal Nancy Peel.
For a brief window, Dillingham kindergartners got to learn and play together in school
The 13-day window of in-class instruction was a welcome respite for the kids, who hadn’t been in a classroom since last November.
Canada’s cruise ship ban fuels more budget angst for Sitka schools
When the Sitka Assembly and the school board met last week to discuss next year’s school district budget, the news from Canada cast considerable uncertainty over how much funding would be available.