If passed, the policy would allow districts to adopt strict cell phone restrictions or craft their own version.
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Alaska faces consequences as federal education funding equity dispute continues
State officials offered the federal government a $300,000 compromise instead of $17 million adjustment.
Legislature rejects Dunleavy appointees to state school board and commercial fishing agency
Members of the House and Senate objected to what they said were ethics violations by Bob Griffin, who has sat on the state board for five years.
Alaska’s education board sends a $500M wish list for construction and maintenance to lawmakers
The list will go to the governor and the Legislature to be considered for funding.
Former Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop named state education commissioner
Bishop has worked in education in Alaska since 1991 and also served on the University of Alaska Board of Regents from 2015 to 2019.
State Board of Education postpones vote on banning transgender girls from girls’ sports teams
About two-thirds of the testimony was against the regulation.
Alaska sports board decides against barring trans girls from girls sports, for now
The Alaska School Activities Association said its board could still adopt the change in the future.
Study Links Kindergartners’ Stumbles With Rocky Home Lives
Very young children who endure neglect, abuse and dysfunctional home lives go on to struggle as kindergartners, leaving them at risk for more difficult years as adolescents and adults, a new study finds.