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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...
Guest Editorial: PFD the center of governor's budget universe
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is starting his sixth year as the state’s top elected leader. Sadly, he’s not providing much fiscal leadership, other than bea...
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
Schools starts locking front doors, adds camera doorbell
The Petersburg School District recently enhanced security measures at Stedman Elementary, Mitkof Middle School and Petersburg High School. As of Nov....
Alaska governor's staff deleted state agency's analysis of teacher pay
Staff for Gov. Mike Dunleavy quashed the publication of a new Department of Labor and Workforce Development report examining the competitiveness of... Full story
Guest Editorial: The governor owes Alaskans an apology
Unconscionable. Indefensible. There are many words to describe the disrespect for the public and disregard for honest government by the actions of the...
Higher oil revenues will enable more spending on public needs
With high oil prices driving up state revenues, Southeast legislators say to expect a larger capital budget next year for public works projects, more...
