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Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 4:28 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Aliy Zirkle started Husky Homeroom to give Alaska a little consistency and reliability amid online learning frustrations
Updated: Oct. 18, 2020 at 12:17 PM AKDT
|By Marlise Irby
Schools announced the closures due to COVID-19; contact tracing in process.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 10:14 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
A majority of teachers in the Anchorage School district are not too keen on returning to classrooms with COVID-19 cases still on the rise
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 2:01 PM AKDT
Words from a high school English teacher in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
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Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 5:15 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
The school district will bring back students in phases, starting on Nov. 16
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 7:49 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
The school district says it will need help from community and athletes in following protocols in order to keep sports from shutting down.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2020 at 3:24 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Renovations to get Gruening Middle School are underway
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 6:05 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
The school board may have more than on seat to fill in the very near future.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 6:28 AM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Emotions were tense at the meeting Tuesday night as man describe the emotional and mental toll of online learning.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 2:11 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
The Anchorage School District announces they will postpone their plans on bringing students back to classrooms. A rise in COVID-19 cases will keep students learning online
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Updated: Oct. 1, 2020 at 6:27 AM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
The University of Alaska system continues to grapple with its next steps as it seeks to close a multi-million dollar budget gap.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2020 at 12:29 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
ASD to answer community questions on plans to return students to classroom learning starting on October, 19th, 2020
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 5:22 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Eagle River Elementary is under construction and is on schedule to return online in 2021 after the November 2018 earthquake delivered a knockout blow
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 8:21 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz comments during the first community COVID briefing of the fall, that the community must double down on efforts to prevent the spread of COVID if students are going to be allowed to return to school buildings
Updated: Sep. 25, 2020 at 9:43 AM AKDT
Structure and consistency have been hallmarks of my classroom culture. My students thrive in an environment where expectations are made clear to them and the criteria for their success are known from the onset.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 2:21 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Teachers in the district have been working under the old contract guidelines for the last 18 months
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 11:14 AM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
The Anchorage School District is leaning towards bringing elementary students back to the classroom as early as Oct. 19.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2020 at 4:08 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
Students in Anchorage have returned to class online, and they, their parents, and their teachers have had to work hard to adjust to new ways of life when it comes to learning.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 3:58 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Students at Lumen Christi High School have their temperatures checked before being allowed into the school
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 4:51 PM AKDT
|By Scott Gross
Many parents across the Anchorage school district are having a hard time balancing working from home and helping their children learn online.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 9:39 AM AKDT
|By Rebecca Palsha
Diaries from the coronavirus era will help preserve the changing situation. And, journaling is the answer.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2020 at 10:37 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
Going back to school can be exciting, exhilarating, and expensive, and for those families transitioning from homelessness or other vulnerable situations, the experience becomes that much more stressful.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2020 at 12:25 PM AKDT
|By Taylor Clark
University of Alaska Anchorage is going through tough times just like most establishments right now, however, new resources and time at home is turning into opportunity for students according to University leaders.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 8:31 AM AKDT
|By Charlie Sokaitis
With a limited number of students and staff actually set to be on campus this coming fall semester UAA has decided to remove their parking permit requirements.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2020 at 8:18 PM AKDT
|By Taylor Clark
Most parents are opting into virtual school according to Anchorage School District, but the ones getting pulled completely out of district programs bring with them a lot of potential state funding.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2020 at 10:11 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Licensed providers should be receiving application forms from the United Way.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2020 at 3:53 PM AKDT
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Students in grades 6-12 in the Mat-Su Borough School District will have fewer weekly classes and one at-home learning day, according to the district’s new plan.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2020 at 5:17 PM AKDT
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Alaska Pacific University has moved to offer most classes online instead of in-person as previously planned, the university said Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 2:59 PM AKDT
|By Alexis Fernandez
The number of Anchorage parents looking into homeschooling their children has gone up dramatically as the district plans to start the year online.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2020 at 6:06 PM AKDT
|By Cheyenne Mathews
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Chancellor Daniel White has signed a policy requiring people to wear masks while on campus starting Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2020 at 7:38 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
The Anchorage School District is figuring out how to go about having students return to school in the fall.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2020 at 3:59 PM AKDT
|By Alexis Fernandez
Some private schools say their ability to make decisions independently makes it easier for them to reopen.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2020 at 7:38 PM AKDT
|By Matt Leseman
Protesters requested a public acknowledgment from the school.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM AKDT
|By Taylor Clark
Children can get back in the classroom in the Mat-Su this fall, but they don't have to if parents feel it's too risky.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2020 at 3:34 PM AKDT
|By Alexis Fernandez
Many pediatricians in Alaska are pushing for in-person schooling saying the benefits outweigh the risks.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2020 at 1:38 PM AKDT
Going to an all online model was a strange way to end the last school year in Anchorage School District. Next year kids are going back to the classroom part-time. Some are more excited about it than others.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 11:43 AM AKDT
|By Associated Press
They are Michelle Rizk, Dana Thomas, Cathy Sandeen, Dan White, and Pat Pitney.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 5:28 PM AKDT
|By Alexis Fernandez
Two Anchorage parents describe their mixed feelings about sending their kids back into classrooms.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 3:00 PM AKDT
|By KTUU News
The Anchorage School District is considering a two-day schedule for the coming school year.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:20 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
According to the Alaska School Activities Association, a set of guidelines is nearly complete. The group's goal is to do "as much as possible" as long as student safety can be assured.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2020 at 3:28 PM AKDT
|By Cheyenne Mathews
Alaska Pacific University will offer a combination of distance learning and in-person classes for the fall semester, the university announced Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 7:07 PM AKDT
|By Samie Solina
According to their website, they are actively planning for different risk levels: low, medium and high risk.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 1:14 PM AKDT
|By Gilbert Cordova
The University of Alaska Board of Regents announced it is starting the process of selecting an interim UA President.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 6:07 PM AKDT
|By Alexis Fernandez
Students looking to pursue a welding career will have one less program to choose from in the state.