Combining lessons in culture, history, and outdoor skills | Alaska Insight
Lori Townsend and her guests discuss the ways they incorporate traditional knowledge and culture into practical lessons about biology and outdoor skills.
Funding remains a key sticking point in education bill debate
Leaders of the state House and Senate say they've found some common ground, but education funding remains a key sticking point.
Anchorage School Board passes anti-racism and equity policies with overwhelming support
The policies stemmed from the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and have been hotly debated for weeks. The policies passed the same day a jury convicted the police officer who killed Floyd.
Anchorage teens can now obtain pilot licenses through UAA, ASD partnership
At the end of the program, teens will walk away with a private pilot's license, and college course credits, and having saved tens of thousands of dollars - all before graduating high school.
Anxiety, then relief for international college students in Alaska after week of changing rules
The rules, issued by ICE, said students would need to take classes in-person this fall or leave the country.
Alaska House committee advances, expands proposal to bar trans girls from girls sports
An amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school.
Tutoring programs give a window into what reopened Anchorage schools may look like
The Anchorage School District's tutoring program is targeting children who most need in-person instruction, and testing out its protocols for when more students return to classrooms in November.
‘None of us wants to do this’: UAA leaders recommend eliminating degree programs to shrink budget gap
UAA is proposing to cut degree programs to save money and shrink budget gaps.
Mat-Su teachers, district reach contract deal to avert a strike
The Matanuska-Susitna Education Association has voted to ratify a contract with the borough’s school district after negotiating for over a year and a half.
Politics take center stage as Anchorage school board race gets underway
After a year of difficult decision-making more people are interested in influencing the non-partisan body.
UAA enrollment drops 10% this fall after summer of tense budget battles
It follows tense state budget battles and accreditation issues for the Anchorage university, and adds additional financial loss to a system that’s already cash-strapped and stressed.
Former Soldotna teacher accused of sexually abusing student to be released on house arrest
Nathan Erfurth is to have no contact with the victim or unsupervised contact with any minors but his biological children, a judge ruled Thursday.
Alaska lawmakers look to increase school funding in upcoming legislative session
State funding to school districts has, essentially, not changed since 2017. At the same time, the cost of pretty much everything has gone up.
Gruening Middle School teachers and staff take first look at earthquake damage
Gruening suffered the most damage of any school in the district during the earthquake and will receive the bulk of the money in the school bond proposal for repairs and seismic upgrades.
LISTEN: U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross is here to answer your questions
Making his first run for public office, Al Gross wants to win the race for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat, currently held by incumbent Dan Sullivan. Gross is running as an Independent with support from state democrats.
A gifted Anchorage middle school pianist finds a new instrument and rediscovers his love for music
With instruction from his mother and encouragement from his father, Han Keum has become one of the most talented young musicians in Anchorage.
Anchorage superintendent reflects on his first year at the helm of the state’s largest school district
Jharrett Bryantt had a tumultuous first year as the superintendent of the Anchorage School District. There was the bus driver shortage, an unprecedented string of snow days and a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. But, he noted, there were many bright spots, too.
To get an electric bus, Wrangell schools must first buy an old diesel bus — and destroy it
Wrangell Public Schools received Alaska's only federal grant last year for an electric school bus — but recipients have to prove they've junked old buses.
Alaska students stage statewide walkout to protest education funding veto
Students protested Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an education funding bill and the Legislature's failure to override the veto.
State board postpones vote on transgender athlete regulation
The board postponed action that could bar trans girls from competing on high school sports teams that align with their gender identity.