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Dec 12 2018

Nearly 200 elementary school students helped grow produce at Riverbend Elementary School in summer 2018. (Photo courtesy Karen Goodell)

An elementary school program is growing gardeners in Juneau

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Education, Environment, Juneau, Juneau Schools

Cold, gray winter may be settling on Juneau, but kids at Riverbend and Glacier Valley elementary schools are still talking about the rainbow of fruits and vegetables they helped grow this summer.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | December 12, 2018 3:29 pm

Dec 11 2018

The billboard at Birchwood ABC Elementary, highlighting the mascots — and new combined mascot — of the students attending.

Anchorage schools resume classes post-earthquake, with some students relocated

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Southcentral

The student body at the earthquake-damaged Eagle River Elementary School has been split up and relocated to two separate schools. For some families, the transition could be difficult.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | December 11, 2018 2:32 pm

Dec 07 2018

Teachers at an Anchorage middle school pack up their classrooms for quake-induced move

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Southcentral

Concrete near the front of Gruening Middle School sustained major damage from Friday’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake, and there was a possible gas leak near the cafeteria.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | December 7, 2018 12:03 pm

Dec 06 2018

Samantha Coronell is a student in The Learning Connection's MATCH program. Photo: Zoe Grueskin/KTOO.

New education program is a good ‘MATCH’ for adult learners

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Education, Juneau

Called the MATCH program, for “Making Academics, Training and Careers Happen,” the class combines math, reading and computer skills with lessons on how to succeed in the workplace.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | December 6, 2018 6:27 pm

Dec 04 2018

Parts of the walls at King Tech High School fell to the floor during the earthquake on Friday.

Focus shifts to child care needs in wake of earthquake

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | Business, Education, Family, Southcentral

With schools closed for the entire week in Anchorage, many families are looking for child care so they can get back to work.

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | December 4, 2018 12:10 pm

Dec 03 2018

Mat-Su School Superintendent Monica Goyette says Houston Middle School took the most damage during the Friday earthquake, and it’s very likely it won’t be reopened this school year.

Mat-Su middle school likely closed for remainder of school year following quake

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Southcentral

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District said Houston Middle School will likely be closed for the rest of the year because of extensive damage from Friday’s earthquake.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | December 3, 2018 6:15 pm

Dec 03 2018

Bettye Davis, trailblazing lawmaker and education activist, dies at 80

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Politics, Southcentral, State Government

Davis was the first black woman to be elected to the Alaska House of Representatives, and she was the first black Alaskan elected to the state Senate.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | December 3, 2018 12:49 pm

Dec 02 2018

Parts of the walls at Hanshew Middle School in Anchorage fell to the floor during the earthquake on Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.

Anchorage cancels school through the week

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Education, Public Safety, Southcentral

The tentative first day back for the district’s estimated 48,000 students is Monday, Dec. 10.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | December 2, 2018 9:23 pm

Dec 01 2018

UAS named top 10 for marine biology

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Education, Juneau, Oceans, University of Alaska

UAS is one of the 10 best schools in the U.S. to study marine biology, according to College Magazine.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | December 1, 2018 1:36 pm

Nov 29 2018

What’s behind recent threats in Anchorage schools?

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Education, Public Safety, Southcentral

Officials in Anchorage stress that while none of the threats have posed a real risk to public safety, they’re being taken seriously. But why do clusters of threatening messages like these happen all at once?

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | November 29, 2018 1:06 pm

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An elementary school program is growing gardeners in Juneau

Anchorage schools resume classes post-earthquake, with some students relocated

Teachers at an Anchorage middle school pack up their classrooms for quake-induced move

New education program is a good ‘MATCH’ for adult learners

Focus shifts to child care needs in wake of earthquake

Mat-Su middle school likely closed for remainder of school year following quake

Bettye Davis, trailblazing lawmaker and education activist, dies at 80

Anchorage cancels school through the week

UAS named top 10 for marine biology

What’s behind recent threats in Anchorage schools?

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