Anchorage School Board considers requiring national anthem and Alaska state song once a month in every school
The School Board is scheduled to vote on it Tuesday.
‘This town is just exhausted’: Cooper Landing wrestles with aftermath of a summer lost to wildfire
The Swan Lake fire choked the tiny Kenai Peninsula town with smoke, blanketed it with ash and kept tourists away during the typically bustling summer.
Regents vote to consider options beyond a controversial university consolidation
Regents meeting in Anchorage said they wanted to make it clear to students, employees and communities that consolidation isn’t a done deal.
University of Alaska regents vote to move ahead with program reviews
The reviews will inform their decision about how to best structure the public university system.
In their own words: UAA students and staff voice concerns about becoming a single university with UAF, UAS
University of Alaska Board of Regents listened to testimony in Anchorage.
Anchorage schools superintendent says referee’s decision to disqualify swimmer was ‘discriminatory’
The referee had also singled out the swimmer’s sister last year for the fit of her suit, school district says.
Alaska’s statewide standardized student test scores dip this year
For the third straight year, fewer than half of Alaska’s public school students met proficiency standards in English, math and science.
Anchorage School Board extends superintendent’s contract to 2022
This is Deena Bishop’s fourth school year as superintendent of the state’s largest school district.
Groceries delayed, reservations canceled as the Swan Lake fire tangled traffic on the Sterling Highway
The highway is a crucial artery linking Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula communities from Cooper Landing to Homer. Getting through has been touch-and-go the past couple of weeks.
Low water supply in two Kenai Peninsula communities prompts disaster declaration
Little rainfall during this year’s warm, dry summer left Seldovia and Nanwalek scrambling to conserve water.
UA president suggests slowing down restructuring timeline under smaller budget cut
The new proposed process would allow more time for input, says the university system.
‘Do we go? Do we stay?’: Cooper Landing businesses close, residents pack as Swan Lake fire burns
After roaring back to life this month, the Swan Lake wildfire had torn across 158,042 acres by Tuesday.