They say the proposed University of Alaska Southeast merger scenarios will not resolve the financial challenges facing the university system.
Education
As the University of Alaska grapples with budget cuts, its leader may leave
The head of Alaska’s public university system is potentially leaving the state to take over the helm of the University of Wisconsin System.
University regents consider controversial merger of UAS as solution to ‘immediate and significant financial headwinds’
For years, UA has grappled with reduced state funding and lost tuition dollars as enrollment declines. Then came the coronavirus pandemic. It cut into the finances of the already-strained university system.
Juneau Assembly poised to commit $1M to child care providers
The grant program would pay child care providers with CARES Act money through the end of the calendar year.
Mat-Su school board rescinds vote to remove ‘Catch-22’ and 4 other books from English classes
The board voted to punt the decision on the reading list and course outline until May 2021.
Dunleavy talks about plans for the upcoming school year, announces early PFD payout
State education leaders want to “pandemic proof” the school year.