Hands on training in a Hands off manner

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - How could we talk Back to School and Tech without talking about King Tech High School! KTHS is going to be following the school district’s plan of going back to school online, but how do you take what is a very hands-on experience and make it nearly all hands-off?

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Change in criteria, guidelines help ASD decide on students' return to school buildings

Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 8:53 PM AKDT

By Scott Gross

Anchorage School district explains why plans have changed and why new CDC guidelines allow them to have children return to school buildings

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Parents and educators react to ASD’s plan to resume in-person instruction

Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:26 PM AKDT

By Scott Gross

Some families are uncertain about a return to in-person learning this fall.

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Public testimony in defense of teachers dominates the Mat-Su Borough School District meeting

Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 6:56 AM AKDT

By Beth Verge

Teachers and parents concerned about contract negotiations between the Mat-Su Borough School District and the local teachers union filled the public testimony time at a regular board meeting Wednesday.

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ASD releases in-person learning dates and plan

Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 2:43 PM AKDT

By Cheyenne Mathews and Grant Robinson

In-person instruction could begin as soon as October.

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A Teacher’s Diary: Rachel Detemple

Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 11:42 AM AKDT

Words from a high school English teacher in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.

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Mat-Su teachers’ union says strike vote will begin Tuesday

Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 10:29 PM AKDT

By Beth Verge

A possible teachers' strike may be in store for the Mat-Su Borough School District.

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UA says reports of sexual assault are down

Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 4:52 PM AKDT

By Grant Robinson

Amid the University of Alaska Board of Regents meetings highlighted by reduced budgets and slashed athletic programs, progress to reduce and response to sexual assault and harassment on campus stood out as a bright spot.

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In the room: Central Kenai schools finish their first week of in-person classes

Updated: Sep. 11, 2020 at 8:39 AM AKDT

By Charlie Sokaitis

One administrator explains what's happened to get kids back in classrooms.

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Parents worry kids with learning disabilities are regressing during online school

Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:58 PM AKDT

School is a place for growth, but some parents worry their children are losing skills while attending school online. For parents of students with learning disabilities, there’s a deeper concern that their children are no longer receiving the specialized instruction they need to progress.

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‘They fell through the cracks’: Parents worry kids with learning disabilities are regressing during online school

Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 4:51 PM AKDT

By Cheyenne Mathews

Special education students are impacted by the lack of in-person services.

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UA regents approve cuts to sports programs

Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 2:22 PM AKDT

By Beth Verge

The University of Alaska Board of Regents has approved cuts to several university sports programs, unless teams can raise money to cover costs.