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Alaska judge strikes down state's cash payments to families using correspondence school programs
An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Friday struck down an Alaska law that allows the state to... Full story
Missteps from Alaska's education department could cost the state millions in grants, feds say
The state government risks losing millions of dollars in federal funding because it did not comply with requirements for pandemic relief funds,... Full story
Few Alaska high school seniors have applied for federal student aid this year
With three months until the deadline, only 16% of Alaska high school seniors have applied for federal student aid. The funding mechanism, called the... Full story
To attract more teachers, lawmaker proposes repealing Alaska law that caps comp for out-of-state experience
When Carol Mooers came to Alaska to teach, she was not compensated for all of her previous teaching... Full story
Dunleavy threatens to veto public education funding bill unless legislators act on his priorities
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued an ultimatum to state legislators on Tuesday, saying he will veto a multipart education funding bill unless... Full story
Proposal to define a fetus as a person in Alaska's criminal code faces pushback
An Alaska House member has proposed a bill that seeks to establish definitions of “life” and “person” in criminal law, prompting dozens of Alaskan... Full story
Alaska's mariculture industry expands, with big production increases in recent years, report says
While Alaska’s mariculture industry is small by global standards, production of farmed shellfish and seaweed in the state has increased s... Full story
Dunleavy proposes crackdown on unpermitted public protests
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration introduced legislation on Wednesday that would criminalize unpermitted street protests and other activities that b... Full story
Alaska's courts are mired in cases, with gradual progress on pandemic backlog
Alaska’s courts have had a backlog of cases since courts shut down for months during the COVID-19 pandemic. The backlog has persisted, in part because... Full story
Alaska must face food stamp litigation after a year of stays, court says
In January of last year, 10 Alaskans sued the state because they said the Department of Health failed to provide food stamps within the time frames... Full story
Quakers contribute more than $92k in reparations to develop Kake healing center
An unused U.S. Forest Service building near Kake may soon be a healing center for the community to... Full story
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy's budget has millions for education, but no increase to funding per student
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said education is among his top priorities in the coming fiscal year. He proposed spending millions on education, but did not... Full story
Alaskans again wait months for food stamps
Nikita Chase doesn’t have a Christmas tree yet this year. She said she is more worried about staving off an electricity shutoff notice than getting i... Full story
Lack of investment in school guidance programs linked to Alaska's lagging workforce
Jobs are available in Alaska, but the workforce to fill them isn’t there. A report from the Association of Alaska School Boards linked it to u... Full story
Alaska board of education votes to limit trans girls' participation in high school sports
The state’s governor-appointed board of education voted to limit transgender girls’ participation in school sports at a special meeting on Thu...
Alaska to use crowdsourcing website to distribute $2M in COVID-19 relief money for public school supplies
Alaska public school teachers short of supplies this year have a new source to turn to for funding, and it’s not the local school budget. Each t... Full story
Alaska Department of Health moves to ease parts of child care licensing burden
The state government is taking aim at eliminating one of the most common barriers for people who want to open child care centers in remote...
Dunleavy veto cuts Head Start increase as centers struggle to pay teachers, serve children in need
In Alaska, only a third of children meet the state’s goals to be ready for kindergarten. But the state’s share of funding for Head Start, a mos... Full story
New state child care task force faces bleak reality of Alaska's system
Alaskans are having a harder time accessing child care now than they were five years ago, an expert told a new task force charged by Gov. Mike... Full story
Legislature fails to pass major education policy changes
Major education policy changes for Alaska got close to the finish line but fell short in the final hours of this legislative session. A bill to... Full story
