Feds provide guidance on new federal K-12 scholarship tax credit program
Created through President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending law in 2025, the Education Freedom Tax Credit program allows individuals…
Education
admin K-12 spending, absenteeism programs face risks as feds stop key monitoring, watchdog says
The U.S. Department of Education’s suspension of a comprehensive monitoring process puts billions of K-12 dollars at heightened risk of…
Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will use state and local taxpayer funding to cover startup costs for a new program…
When this small Alaska town was given $1 million, child care was the top priority
In rural communities, the availability of affordable childcare is a key component of economic success.
Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations
Declining birth rates mean fewer students. And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools.
Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program
The E-Rate program provides about $3 billion annually for internet access and telecommunications to more than 100,000 schools and 11,000…
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…
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…