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Teacher contract negotiations near agreement, with strings attached
On May 7, negotiating teams for the Associated Teachers of Petersburg (ATP) and Petersburg School...
In final judgment, judge blocks Alaska correspondence provisions, keeps current rules through June
An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Thursday put on hold through the end of the school year a ruling invalidating two provisions of state law... Full story
To the Editor
Let’s keep Petersburg schools - and Alaska - great To the Editor: Through no one’s fault but my own, I got busy with work and forgot to run down and...
To the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Support teachers to keep Petersburg competitive Contract negotiations between the Petersburg School District and the Associated...
School district drafts budget; teachers' union contract still in negotiations
There were more attendees than usual at the Petersburg School District Board meeting last week as... Full story
Guest Editorial: No need to amend the Alaska Constitution
Less than two years ago, Alaskans voted overwhelmingly against convening a constitutional convention to amend the state’s founding document. More t...
School Board votes to join coalition likely to sue state
The Petersburg School District Board unanimously agreed to join the Coalition for Education Equity...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: After roughly 24 hours of debate and consideration of 137 amendments, the House passed the operating and mental budgets...
Guest Editorial
Who better to talk about education in Alaska than students. They could continue leaving it to school administrators, elected officials, their parents...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: After a lovely and restful Easter weekend the House is continuing to debate the operating budget. The House Finance...
Commentary: Alaskans families want and deserve education reform
If you read the mainstream papers and blogs and spend just a little bit of time on social media these days, you will see, read, and be told that the...
Commentary: The Public Charter School Impasse
Unfortunately, the campaign for increased funding for public education has reached an impasse with the governor’s insistence on reforming the c...
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
Alaska House finance committee approves $7.5 million more for child care facilities
Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee revised their latest budget draft Tuesday to include more money for child care and eliminate funding...
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
Legislature fails by one vote to override of governor's school funding veto
Alaska lawmakers fell one vote short Monday in an attempt to override the governor’s veto of a comprehensive school funding bill, which included a per...
Lunch ladies win national award for innovation
This week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that four school districts in the... 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
To the Editor
Petersburg has been blessed with great Teachers To the Editor: Last Saturday, the town celebrated a prince of a man, an amazing and caring educator....
Make all schools better, not just some
The governor’s growing obsession with charter schools is frightening for the future of public education in Alaska. He talks as if charter schools a...
Flat state funding complicates ongoing teacher negotiations
The Associated Teachers of Petersburg (ATP) and Petersburg School District are negotiating the next...
Despite educators' pleas for changes, school funding bill advances closer to Alaska House vote
The Alaska Legislature’s big education funding bill will reach the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives by next week, a leading Republican l... Full story
Year in Review
In January The Petersburg Borough Assembly unanimously voted to award the construction contract for...
Increased enrollment boosts school district budget
Student enrollment in Petersburg School District increased beyond initial expectations, providing a boost in revenues. Student enrollment in PSD incre...