Morgan Krakow

Many families and supporters of Family Partnership Charter School are pushing back, saying dissolving the charter would affect their ability to make specific choices about their students’ education.

The board had sidestepped its existing process for reconsidering library materials and voted instead to refer the book directly to the municipal attorney last week.

Proposition 14 aims to fund reading programs, increase funding, wages and staffing at child care and early education programs, and prioritize using school district facilities for child care programs.

Incumbent Dave Donley is running against Irene Boll, while incumbent Andy Holleman is up against Mark Anthony Cox.

The board voted 3-2 to send the book “Let’s Talk About It” by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan to the city attorney, sidestepping the library’s normal process for reconsidering materials.

This proposal on the April ballot marks the Anchorage School District’s attempt at passing a smaller bond after last year′s $111 million bond narrowly failed.

There’s no risk of “catastrophic collapse,” according to the district, but in a message to families Monday said ceiling pieces could come down.

A federal grant is helping researchers study how much students eat during lunch, and how much they move throughout the day.

Susan McKenzie is the department’s current director of Innovation and Education Excellence. She will assume the role on April 1.

Bohemian waxwings are a wintertime fixture in Anchorage, darting in large flocks from one berry-filled tree to another.

Many of the changes approved by the school board this week reflect research conducted within the Anchorage School District and are aimed at improving students’ physical, mental and academic well-being.

The policy comes amid the recent rise of ChatGPT, an online chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to generate answers, from essays to software fixes.

Teams of three and four from around the district participated in the annual competition, which quizzes students’ knowledge on a select group of books.

The upcoming city election has the potential to drastically reshape Anchorage’s political landscape — or leave it firmly intact. Here’s who is running for both Anchorage Assembly and School Board.

Those who win a permit — $30 applications are due online or by mail by March 1 — will be able to watch bears sometime between June 7 and Aug. 25.