Education

A surprising battle in South Addition over Inlet View Elementary School is playing out in estranged relationships, angry text messages and sparring Nextdoor posts.

The change stems from a shift in masking requirements nationally.

Without the roughly $111 million bond package, a number of spending priorities for the school district are on hold.

The students designed a pair of shoes for the Vans Custom Culture competition, with a chance of winning up to $50,000 for their art department. Wrangell High School is one of 250 schools picked to participate in the contest.

The Legislature’s biggest education overhaul in a decade is leaving some lawmakers wary, but others warn that failure to adopt the associated reading reforms could risk a veto of a boost to classroom spending.

Jharrett Bryantt is currently with the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest in the nation.

Those students missed out on much of in-person kindergarten, an essential year for preparing students to learn.

The boy was threatening adults and creating an unsafe situation at Tanaina Elementary, according to troopers. His parents say he just needed to be talked down.

The two incidents appear to be unrelated, and no shootings were reported.

English teacher Temperance Tinker-Kays is one of 60 teachers to receive the Milken Educator Award this school year, and the only recipient in Alaska.

Two instances tied to the Orbeez Challenge have occurred within the last week, the school district superintendent said.

The candidates include superintendents from Sitka and Colorado along with a school district executive in Houston, Texas.

There is movement in the Legislature to add more money to the Base Student Allocation formula. But even as the state faces an unexpected revenue windfall, some lawmakers are hesitant to give money without strings attached.

Pitney had been serving as interim president since August 2020.

Despite apparent widespread support of the program from the Anchorage School Board, the school district and many Assembly members, some officials circulated rumors that the board was considering not funding the program.

Gov. Dunleavy is proposing expanding the WWAMI program to add 10 spots for Alaskans this year. More spots means more much-needed doctors from Alaska, but funding stability should come before expansion, a program administrator said.

The Kuspuk School District superintendent said he didn’t necessarily look for applicants from the Philippines — he simply hired the best and most experienced teachers.

The agreement includes salary increases, clearer expectations surrounding teacher time spent planning and in meetings, and a new way for many union members to increase their retirement savings.

The district had previously required masks for students and staff across the district.

Scholarship programs are still funded but now must compete with other programs in the state budget. An attorney said plaintiffs will appeal to the Supreme Court.