On Friday, Senators debated the bill on the floor, largely focused on the state of Alaska schools’ financial picture and the cost of the education funding bill — estimated at $253 million per year.

The Alaska Legislature has made a huge, positive change in direction — if the $700 increase to the base student allocation holds. They deserve our thanks, and the governor does as well if he supports ...

A summit was held on Friday to continue the healing of former Alaska Native boarding school students and their families after ...

The bill would create and fund a pilot program for five tribally-run public schools in the state, but it still has a long way ...

In their recommended budget submitted to the borough on April 1, the district assumed a $680 increase to the BSA.

Alaska lawmakers passed a new school funding bill raising per-student aid by $700 and adding a statewide student cell phone ...

On Wednesday, a group of amazing Republican legislators negotiated and worked with majorities in both houses of the Alaska ...

The Sitka School Board has passed a balanced budget for next year, with no staff cuts. But that could change – dramatically – ...

April 18, 2025 • Gov. Dunleavy's veto of education funding has Alaska school district officials confused and concerned. Plus, a new book chronicles how the Fairbanks Four were wrongfully ...

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Alaska Public Media spoke with school leaders from Ketchikan to Kotzebue on Friday to hear their thoughts on the news. Here’s what they had to say. There were some themes. “My reaction was ...

Alaska's rural schools are facing a public health and safety crisis from long-delayed repairs. For years, Alaska school districts statewide have submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in ...