Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, said the governor’s decision to veto the education bill came as a surprise. “This is a twist that I hadn’t honestly expected,” Stevens said in an interview.
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Who wants to lead America’s school districts? Anyone? Anyone?
In Alaska, the state’s school administrators association estimated that superintendent turnover is nearing 30 percent.
Fiscal crisis dominates House District 34 candidate forum
The candidates are generally aligned on a lot of big goals, but there’s contrast in how they’d get there.
Veto cuts school project debt reimbursement in half
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed half of the state’s contribution towards debt service for school projects. Local governments will likely dip into reserves, or raise taxes, to make up for the nearly $49 million shortfall.
How Alaska schools can help students dealing with trauma
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?”
Alaska school districts advised to adopt transgender policies
School restrooms and locker rooms have become legal battlegrounds recently as courts in the Lower 48 puzzle over how schools should treat students who don’t identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.
For Nome Public Schools, survey shows success and room for improvement
Jenni Lefing says a survey means nothing if it just sits on a shelf. That’s why she’s been all over Nome, sharing the results of the Alaska School Climate and Connectedness Survey.
Wrangell teachers, parents say they can’t communicate with school board
Superintendent Patrick Mayer, in his first year at the district, said he doesn’t know why people are finding it hard to work within the current policy
Additional motions filed in education funding lawsuit
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough today appealed an earlier motion that would allow the AASB, ACSA and ASA to join the ongoing education funding lawsuit as friends of the court in support of the State of Alaska.
New research examines why Alaska students drop out of school
Good teaching, academic challenges and school atmosphere are keys to staying in school for at-risk students, according to research by the Association of Alaska School Boards.