The free event begins at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Egan lecture hall.
Education
House committee recommends closing Nome Youth Facility
The closure would save more than a million dollars outright, but some say it would come at the expense of children who live in Western Alaska.
Crowded Nanwalek school has no plans for expansion
Nanwalek School is nearing 150 percent capacity, but the Kenai Peninsula Borough School district has no plan to expand the facility. It’s so crowded that next year, the principal plans to move one class into a re-purposed garage.
When Integrating A School, Does It Matter If You Use Class Instead Of Race?
Several recent integration efforts focus more on family income diversity as the driver of integration. The potential benefits of a diverse environment are striking, but they’re not guaranteed.
Bill to bar ‘abortion providers’ from schools passes Alaska Senate
What’s drawn more controversy is that the measure would bar schools from using educational material from any “abortion services provider.” That includes Planned Parenthood, which says it currently provides education to over 2,000 Alaskan children.
Some States Help College Students Avoid Unplanned Pregnancies
Seven percent of community college dropouts leave because of an unplanned pregnancy, according to the American Association of Community Colleges.
What Does It Take to End a Teacher Shortage?
Schools nationwide are reporting teacher shortages that go beyond the chronic struggle to fill positions at low-income schools and in subjects such as science and special education. Oklahoma, where education funding has been slashed, may be the hardest hit state.
UAF makes effort to combat failures in sexual assault cases
It’s been more than four months since the University of Alaska Fairbanks announced it failed to follow its own procedures in disciplining students accused of sexual assault. At the time, an independent review of the UA system was ordered.
Subcommittee looks for $35 million cut to University of Alaska
Combined with Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed $15 million cut, the university would lose one in seven dollars in state funding.
Juneau School Board finalizes prioritized list of budget needs and wants
Superintendent Mark Miller says adding priority items back into a base budget is a better way to solve the problem of how to cut the budget.