The state government did not comply with requirements for pandemic relief funds, according to a letter from the United States Department of Education. The result is a federal “high risk” designation that could cost the state.
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To center Yup’ik culture, a Southwest Alaska school district has adopted a subsistence calendar
“We don’t want our future generations to forget who we are,” one school board member said. “We want to educate them about our ancestors and how they survived in this harsh environment.”
In Alaska’s legal confusion over public funds for private schooling, Law Department says it’s under review
Some correspondence schools have been reimbursing families for private school classes under a law enacted in 2014, but the Alaska Constitution says the state can’t pay public funds to any religious or otherwise private educational institution.
Anchorage elementary teacher selected as 2021 Alaska Teacher of the Year
Early in the pandemic, Shrein was featured in local news when she began driving by students’ homes to express how much she missed them.
Alaska educators breathe sigh of relief as hundreds of millions of federal dollars roll in
Nearly $359 million from the American Rescue Plan will go to Alaska elementary and secondary schools.
Public schools closed to students until March 30, governor says
After-school activities will also be suspended. Plans for residential boarding schools are still being evaluated.
Decline in enrollment means drop in funding for Juneau school district
The Juneau School District has completed its annual count of student attendance. About 4,679 students attend school this year — 105 fewer than last year. While the difference may seem small, the impact could be significant.
Ketchikan opposes state’s motion for a stay
The state has filed for a stay with the Alaska Supreme Court pending the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling in the borough’s lawsuit challenging the required local contribution for public education.
Statistics offer a grim look into the future of high school dropouts
KTOO News today begins a series on the impact of dropping out of high school, the reasons why some youth choose to leave school, and programs to reverse their course.
State Gets First Federal Waiver from “No Child left Behind”
The Federal Department of Education has given Alaska a waiver for one of the requirements created by the No Child Left Behind Act.