Mayowa Aina, Alaska Public Media - Anchorage
Inside this Anchorage classroom, students learn pandemic-style lessons on first day back
The district expected about 8,000 students to return to classrooms and it begins it's phased reopening plan after 10 months of closure and online learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 20th, 2021
Alaskans take in the inauguration of a new President in Washington D.C. And, thousands of Anchorage students head back in to classrooms -- finally. Plus, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation opens COVID-19 vaccines for anyone in the region.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Alaska's lawmakers have convened to begin the legislative session. And, teachers in Fairbanks want to renegotiate their contracts as students return to in-person learning. Plus, remembering sled dog advocate Carol Kleckner.
LISTEN: Alaska Black Caucus virtual MLK Day celebration features youth and immigrant voices
The ceremony that's traditionally held in an auditorium was held over zoom and maxed out capacity at 100 viewers.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 18th, 2021
While Alaska's capitol saw no protests over the weekend, Alaska guardsmen head to D.C. to support the presidential inauguration. And, the Alaska Black Caucus celebrates Dr. King. Plus, an Anchorage attorney advocates for prisoners, saying they don't deserve to die of Covid-19.
With ‘highly orchestrated’ plans, Anchorage schools prepare to welcome students back to classrooms
The first phase of students will be returning to classrooms after being away for nearly 10 months due to the pandemic.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 15th, 2021
Some are calling for state Rep. David Eastman's removal after he attended a rally held prior to the riot at the U.S. Capitol. And, a decades-old video store in the Yukon-Kuskowim Delta closes up shop. Plus, Anchorage teachers are preparing to welcome students back to the classroom.
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 14th, 2021
Anchorage police say they're ready for any protests over the weekend. And, amid a return to classrooms in Haines, schools help kids cope with the recent landslide and the loss of a teacher. Plus, a study shows nearly half of Alaska Republicans are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
Alaska Congressman Don Young votes against impeaching President Donald Trump. Meantime, the Alaska Federation of Natives says Trump should resign. And, special sovereign nation shipments help get the COVID-19 vaccine to Alaska tribes. Plus, as social media giants try to address extremism, some Alaska politicians are moving to unregulated platforms.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 12th, 2021
Haines residents remain cut off from their properties with no timeline for when they can return. And, a task-force in Sitka takes on climate change. Plus, a Fairbanks podcast gets a shout out in The New York Times.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 11th, 2021
Why are so few healthcare providers offering the COVID-19 vaccine? And, after a lackluster lease sale, a look at what's next for ANWR and those who snapped up land. Plus, Anchorage's Dimond Center is being advertised as the location for an armed protest - the owners say not so fast.
Here’s where the Anchorage School District will make COVID testing available as students look to return to classrooms
Anchorage families are encouraged to get a COVID test before returning to in-person learning next week.
Hundreds of Anchorage seniors pour in for COVID vaccinations at school district vaccination clinic
Appointments for shots were almost immediately completely booked as soon as they became available.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, January 8th, 2021
Senator Murkowski calls for President Trump's resignation. And, the Alaska Supreme Court confirms Republican Representative Lance Pruitt's loss. Plus, Alaska's population declined again. What does that mean for the state?
Alaska News Nightly: Thursday, January 7th, 2021
Senator Murkowski describes fleeing yesterday's mob at the U.S. Capitol with Senator Sullivan. And, health officials struggle to get the COVID-19 vaccine to eager older Alaskans. Plus, a new generation of searchers learn recovery skills after a snowmachining accident in Western Alaska.
With teachers next in line for vaccines, some in Anchorage want to postpone return to face-to-face instruction
Teachers are scheduled to get a vaccine after older Alaskans but there is no timetable set for widespread distribution
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, January 6th, 2021
The nation watched as a pro-Trump mob descended on the U.S. Capitol today. Alaska legislators react and we get a glimpse of what happened inside. And, the oil industry no-shows at the much-anticipated ANWR lease sale. Plus, advocates and families criticize the state's handling of a massive COVID outbreak in state prisons.
Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, January 5th, 2021
The unique ways health practitioners are getting the COVID vaccine to rural Alaska. And, participants praise an Anchorage jobs program set up during the pandemic. Plus, teachers returning to Kotzebue prepare for in-person learning.
Alaska News Nightly: Monday, January 4th, 2021
Health officials sort out confusion over vaccine allocation for older Alaskans. And, law enforcement agencies have failed to collect DNA from criminal offenders. And, crews work to recover two snowmachiners who drowned on the Kuskokwim River.
Anchorage School District’s first Black teacher and principal remembered as ‘trailblazer’
Etheldra Davis dedicated her life and career to education and community activism in Anchorage.