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Feb 11 2019

Tarah Hargrove poses in front of the mural depicting her story created by students at University of Alaska Anchorage.

Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Solutions Desk, Southcentral, University of Alaska

Stories that start with trauma can end with hope. A new set of murals illustrates the transformation of seven Alaskans, and the process of creating them transformed the artists themselves.

By Anne Hillman, Alaska Public Media | February 11, 2019 2:15 pm

Feb 07 2019

How Alaska schools can help students dealing with trauma

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Community, Education, Mental Health, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

A state education specialist says engaging with trauma in schools is about shifting the mindset from “what’s wrong with you?” to “what’s happened to you?”

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | February 7, 2019 7:03 pm

Feb 07 2019

Doug Edwards consults with his attorney, Julie Willoughby, in Ketchikan Superior Court on Feb. 6, 2019.

Former Ketchikan teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minor, gets six years

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD-Ketchikan | Crime & Courts, Education, Southeast

A former Ketchikan High School teacher pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexual abuse of a minor through a plea agreement that calls for him to serve six years in jail.

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD-Ketchikan | February 7, 2019 4:56 pm

Feb 06 2019

Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Michael Johnson gives an overview about education in Alaska to the Senate Education Committee in Juneau on Jan. 24, 2019.

Education commissioner says it’s time to review school funding formula

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Education, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

State Education Commissioner Michael Johnson also told lawmakers Wednesday that he didn’t consult with school districts before the Dunleavy administration proposed a $20 million cut to education funding.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | February 6, 2019 4:16 pm

Feb 04 2019

Andy Jones, director of the state of Alaska's office of substance misuse and addiction prevention, talked about the opioid epidemic with teens at a behavioral health camp in Juneau on Jan. 29, 2019. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

Southeast students explore careers to meet Alaska’s behavioral health needs

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Community, Education, Mental Health, Southeast

Alaska has a shortage of health care workers, especially in rural areas. Students from around Southeast came to Juneau to explore careers in behavioral health, a field that covers mental health and substance abuse.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | February 4, 2019 12:59 pm

Feb 03 2019

Pacific High senior Killian DeTemple, left, posted flyers around Sitka alongside other teens working to establish a Teen Center in Sitka. (Photo by Enrique Pérez de la Rosa/KCAW)

Young Sitkans aim to establish local teen center

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | Community, Education, Southeast

A group of young Sitkans is working to establish a Teen Center to provide a safe space where local teenagers can be themselves. But they want the Teen Center to be more than just a place to hang out.

By Enrique Pérez de la Rosa, KCAW | February 3, 2019 4:13 pm

Feb 01 2019

Dad, Mom and Molly unloading the bush plane.

‘Molly of Denali’ creators work to make show authentic to Alaska Native experiences

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture, Education, Family, Interior

Kids across the country soon will be able to watch a young Athabascan girl’s adventures in “Molly of Denali,” the first national kids show to feature a main character who is Alaska Native.

By Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media | February 1, 2019 4:29 pm

Jan 29 2019

Homer Council on the Arts will host the Nutcracker Faire at the Homer High School. (Photo by Aaron Bolton/KBBI)

Schools push back on proposed midyear budget cut

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Economy, Education, Southcentral, Southwest, State Government

While school districts may have already spent money they counted on the state sending them later, the state’s new budget director says they shouldn’t have.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | January 29, 2019 7:03 pm

Jan 29 2019

Students at Montessori Borealis made posters to advertise their food drive in Jan. 2019 to replenish the Southeast Alaska Food Bank, which saw increased demand during the partial government shutdown. (Photo courtesy of Callie Conerton)

Juneau schools help food bank stay stocked after government shutdown

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Education, Family, Federal Government, Food, Juneau, Juneau Schools, Southeast

At least two schools in Juneau are holding food drives to help local pantries meet increased demand from families affected by the government shutdown.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | January 29, 2019 5:20 pm

Jan 28 2019

Updated budget requests would fund earthquake relief, cut school funds

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Education, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government, Transportation

One request includes cutting $20 million for public schools that lawmakers agreed to as part of the budget deal last spring.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | January 28, 2019 6:34 pm

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Transforming perspectives on trauma through paintings of hope

How Alaska schools can help students dealing with trauma

Former Ketchikan teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minor, gets six years

Education commissioner says it’s time to review school funding formula

Southeast students explore careers to meet Alaska’s behavioral health needs

Young Sitkans aim to establish local teen center

‘Molly of Denali’ creators work to make show authentic to Alaska Native experiences

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