Alaska university gets funding for critical minerals center
A new new Critical Minerals Accelerator Engine in Alaska will be led by and located at UAF, the National Science…
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admin Dolly Parton dies at 80 after a life of music and giving
Dolly Parton, the personification of Tennessee music, died Tuesday at age 80 after decades of entertaining the world.
More out-of-state students opt for University of Alaska Southeast, with new in-state tuition rate
This year, the University of Alaska Southeast saw a boost in enrollment of out-of-state students, which officials and students say…
Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules
The Trump administration appears poised to gut the central policies that shape Head Start, a popular and long-established early childhood…
Alaska university gets funding for critical minerals center
A new new Critical Minerals Accelerator Engine in Alaska will be led by and located at UAF, the National Science…
Special ed, civil rights to be shifted out of Trump’s shrinking Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping efforts Tuesday to outsource its special education programs and civil rights enforcement to…
Alaska school district officials urge lawmakers to address teacher shortages, financial strain
School leaders identified converging crises of budget shortfalls, deferred maintenance and teacher shortages at their annual visit to the state…
Socioeconomic status a key factor in understanding Alaska test data, lawmakers hear
Standardized test results might not be the most appropriate set of data to base education policy decisions on a Furman…
Alaska school district considers allowing teachers and staff to carry handguns at work
State law allows schools superintendents to grant permission for teachers and staff to carry guns; the new policy would set…
Proposed Mat-Su armed teacher program could cost $700,000
A proposal to pay some Mat-Su teachers and school staff to carry handguns on campus could cost about $700,000 to…