McCandless’ death from starvation at the bus 30 years ago drew travelers from across the world, at least two of whom died trying to reach it.
Education
Alaska students stay steady in reading but decline in math since pre-pandemic, says national assessment
The change in Alaska’s math scores mirrored a trend seen across the country.
Confronting rising bills and flat state funding, Alaska schools say they are at a fiscal cliff
The problem has been developing for years, but the end of COVID financial aid has triggered a crisis.
In busy month, HAARP will do everything from making video art to bouncing a signal off the moon
Another experiment aims to better understand a low-altitude, aurora-like atmospheric glow known as Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement, or STEVE.
Alaska Native tribes can now apply to pilot program for increasing tribal control of local schools
The bill kicks off a multi-year process of creating state-tribal compact schools.
Anchorage School District administrators recommend closing 6 elementary schools
The schools are Abbott Loop, Birchwood, Klatt, Nunaka Valley, Northwood and Wonder Park Elementary.
The student debt relief application is live: Here’s what you need to know
The new online application will allow every borrower with an income of $125,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples) to have up to $10,000 in debt forgiven, or $20,000 forgiven for those with Pell Grants.
Alaska Quakers apologize for Douglas Island Friends Mission School
The apology said the Religious Society of Friends ran around 30 schools for Native youth in the U.S., with the intention of forcing Indigenous children to assimilate into white society.
His grandmother was forbidden to speak Lingít in school. Now, school is helping him reclaim it.
The class assignment was to write a letter to anyone they wanted. In Lingít. Eechdaa Dave Ketah chose his late grandmother, the person who spoke Lingít to him when he was growing up in Ketchikan. “And I was telling her that it’s hard learning the language at this point in my life, and one thing…
Alaskans plan to honor victims and survivors of Indian boarding schools
There are a number of events happening around the state to bring attention to the damage these schools did to Indigenous children, and to offer a way to honor victims and begin healing.