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Clear communication at the state-run boarding school Mt. Edgecumbe High School is among the top priority areas to improve students’ residential and academic life, a special committee told members of the Alaska State Board of Education this week.
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The state board established the committee last March to review concerns and create recommendations for improvements after a tumultuous school year at Mt. Edgecumbe. Challenges included state budget cuts, staff and administrative turnover, and a wave of student disenrollment. In the 2025-2026 school year, nearly 100 students, a quarter of the student population, left the school.
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The disenrollments put Mt. Edgecumbe in the spotlight, prompting legislative hearings, an investigatory visit from Alaska senators and representatives and questions about deteriorating facilities and reductions in staffing, students activities and support services, as well as concerns around students’ mental health and quality of life.
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