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Final election results: Incumbents re-elected in Anchorage Assembly
The Municipality of Anchorage certified its April 1 election results on Tuesday evening at the Anchorage Assembly meeting.
Anchorage elementary schools at risk of not meeting mental health services goal
A new internal report will inform the Anchorage School Board that the school district is at risk of not meeting its goal of ...
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Opinion: How school funding failures are hurting Alaska’s military families
As a teacher in the Anchorage School District, a mother of three young children and military spouse living on Joint Base ...
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Education bill veto leaves Alaska school leaders disappointed, frustrated and confused
Alaska Public Media spoke with school leaders from Ketchikan to Kotzebue about the Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a school funding ...
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Louisville schools provide career classes ‘for all,’ even students heading to college
Schools are pushing career ed classes "for all," even kids heading to college. Backers say the model engages students, but ...
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Schools push career ed classes ‘for all,’ even kids heading to college
This story is part of Hechinger’s ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our article about a new diploma in ...
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Anchorage School District responds to governor’s veto of education funding bill
The Anchorage School District expressed disappointment over Governor Dunleavy's veto of HB 69, citing urgent funding needs ...
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Gov. Dunleavy vetoes school funding boost but promises a new plan
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday vetoed a $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation, the state’s ...
Uncertainty in education funding means less art, music, gym for Anchorage elementary students next year
The School District is preparing its staff for reductions in elementary-level art, music and physical education next year if more school funding doesn't come from Juneau this legislative session. In a ...
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More Anchorage educators face displacement due to lack of state funding
We begin in Anchorage, with news that more teachers are now being displaced throughout the district. As Your Alaska Link ...
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OPINION: All of Alaska shouldn’t pay for Anchorage School District’s mismanagement
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it. ASD has failed to adjust to declining enrollment, ...
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Why the rest of Alaska shouldn’t pay for Anchorage School District’s mismanagement
The Anchorage School District (ASD) is in financial trouble, and instead of taking responsibility, they’re demanding the rest of Alaska pay for it. ASD has failed to adjust to declining ...