Bill aimed at reducing hair discrimination in schools is headed to governor 2 Alaska Alaska Legislature David Wilson Education Featured News hair discrimination Juneau regalia at graduation State Government Tom Begich The House on Tuesday amended the bill, deleting the portion relating to the workplace. … READ MORE
Klukwan’s school will stay open at least through next school year Above the Fold Albert Kookesh III Angoon Bruce Houck Chatham School District Chilkat Indian Villag Education Elizabeth Hooge Featured News Gustavus John Holst Juneau Klukwan school Shanah Kinison Southeast Tenakee Springs The future of the Klukwan school has been uncertain since last fall, when enrollment dropped below the threshold for state funding. … READ MORE
Exclusive: How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers Abby Shafroth Beth Akers Center for American Progress CornerStone EdFinancial Education Featured News Federal Government Federal Student Aid great-lakes Income-Based Repayment Plan Juneau Miguel Cardona MOHELA Nation & World NPR News PHEAA Rep. Virginia Foxx Student Borrower Protection Center student loan forgiveness U.S. Department of Education U.S. Government Accountability Office A federal program intended to help low-income student loan borrowers, and eventually offer them debt cancellation, has failed to live up to its promise, an NPR investigation has found. … READ MORE
Better air in classrooms matters beyond COVID. Here’s why schools aren’t there yet Above the Fold Anisa Heming arpa Center for Green Schools coronavirus coronavirus above the fold Education EPA Indoor Environments Featured News Juneau NPR News Tracy Enger ventilation in schools A whole body of research shows that when schools have better air quality, the health and academic benefits are substantial. … READ MORE
Many students returned to Kenai Peninsula schools after enrollment decline in 2020 Alaska public school enrollment Connections Homeschool Education Featured News homeschool during pandemic Juneau Kenai Peninsula Borough School District public school student enrollment 2020 school enrollment during pandemic Southcentral Last year, there were almost 1,700 fewer kids in the district’s brick and mortar schools, as parents opted for private school or homeschool. … READ MORE
Valdez school district uses relief funds to give $1,500 each to teachers and staff coronavirus above the fold COVID relief funds Education Featured News Jim Jygaard Juneau Southcentral Valdez City Schools The money is meant to help retain and recruit staff as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, said Jim Nygaard, the district’s interim superintendent. … READ MORE
Alaska Native stories featured in new documentary on the painful history of boarding schools 2 Alaska Al Jazeera boarding schools Buried Truths Carlisle school Deb Haaland Education Eleanor Hadden Family Fault Lines Featured News Federal Government Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative History Jim LaBelle Juneau Kavitha Chekuru U.S. Interior Department Uncategorized A new half-hour documentary on the Al Jazeera program “Fault Lines” delves into that painful history of boarding schools the U.S. … READ MORE
Bill would draw school funds from permanent fund earnings, along with PFD Above the Fold Economy Education Featured News House Bill 4003 House Special Committee on Ways and Means Juneau Permanent Fund Dividends Politics Rep. Ben Carpenter Rep. Ivy Spohnholz Southcentral Southeast State Government Tom Klaameyer Half of the money that doesn’t go to dividends would pay for state education funding. … READ MORE
Petersburg COVID outbreak stresses staff at school district and medical center coronavirus COVID-19 Dr. Selina Burt Education Erica Kludt-Painter Featured News Juneau Petersburg Medical Center Phil Hofstetter Southeast Petersburg’s third COVID-19 outbreak is on its way to becoming its worst. … READ MORE
Anchorage School Board adds name of pioneering Black educator to Fairview Elementary Anchorage NAACP Anchorage School Board Anchorage School District Andrea Antoine COVID-19 Education Etheldra Davis Fairview Elementary Fairview neighborhood Featured News History Juneau Margo Bellamy Southcentral Etheldra Davis moved to Anchorage in 1959 from Los Angeles and was the first Black teacher hired on contract with the Anchorage School District. … READ MORE