Jury trials are scheduled for this fall for lawsuits against the school district for failing to protect students against Carmichael.
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Southwest Alaska village develops ‘first of its kind’ 50-year plan for community threatened by erosion, climate change
Over the next 50 years, addressing Napakiak’s environmental threats is estimated to cost over $200 million.
Some Bethel families consider moving due to school district’s COVID-19 policies
The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation says most areas in the Y-K Delta still have either substantial or high transmission.
Yup’ik engineers team up to build apps for Yugtun language learning
Two Yup’ik engineers are trying to push the Yugtun language into the future using technology.
After Bethel students fail more than half of their classes, parents urge schools to reopen
Reports show Bethel high schoolers failed 59% of their first semester classes. In 36% to 52% of kindergarten through eighth-grade classes, students didn’t even turn in enough work to receive a grade.
Digital divide interrupts education on the Lower Kuskokwim
COVID-19 lockdowns have left students and their families navigating new technology on their own.
Respected elder and former Alaska Territorial Guard lived life of laughter
Last month Kwethluk lost an elder — a man who had done everything from guarding his community in wartime to teaching youngsters how to fish and hunt and enjoy life.
Former Bethel elementary principal Chris Carmichael pleads guilty to federal charges
The maximum penalty for the charges Carmichael is pleading guilty to includes no less than 10 years and up to life in prison and a fine of $250,000.
In wake of scandals, Y-K school district revamps protocols for sexually inappropriate behavior
The policies identify specific examples of “sexual grooming” behavior and spell out how the district should respond to reports of it.
Donlin Gold pushed back on textbook content. The Lower Kuskokwim School District removed it.
A few days after Calista sent its letter to the school board, the district erased all mention of the proposed Donlin Gold mine.