This summer 16-year-old Wallace Ungwiluk has a decision to make: stay home and try to win Gambell its first championship in 30 years or move to Seattle and get seen by college scouts.
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Mosquito Lake school in Haines won’t reopen
The group still plans to work on strategies to open the school in the future.
Without necessary votes, Senate leadership pulls controversial education amendment
The measure did not even make it to the floor, because it did not have enough support to pass.
Teachers, parents speak against using public funding at private schools
Close to a hundred members of the public offered comment and all but a dozen spoke against removing the prohibition on state money benefiting private schools.
NEA Alaska President says teachers should not be armed
National Education Association Alaska President Ron Fuhrer says representatives from all 50 states believe they have as much if not more information about how to reform public education than lawmakers do.
Vic Fischer testifies on education voucher program
Vic Fischer appeared before the House education committee on Friday to oppose a resolution that could allow for public funding of religious schools through vouchers.
Stevens to hold hearings on vouchers
The chairman of the Senate Education Committee is speaking out on last week’s decision to pull from his committee a proposed constitutional amendment that would let public money be used for private schools.
Legislators considering school voucher program
Some legislators are trying to bring vouchers to Alaska. The push for directing state funding to private schools has more momentum than its had in the past.