Now that the vaccine is available to younger students, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will no longer identify large groups of close contacts in elementary schools beginning early next year.
Disagreements over the funding of School Resource Officers, swimming pools and early childhood education were the impetus for a meeting between the Anchorage School Board and the Anchorage Assembly on Friday.
The negotiations between Anchorage educators and the Anchorage School District have reached a deadlock and is headed for a federal mediator in December.
Following hours of public testimony and deliberation, the Anchorage School Board approved a $111 million bond package for the 2022 municipal election for critical school infrastructure improvements.
Dozens of members of the Anchorage community showed up to testify at Tuesday night’s school board meeting, which began with a focus on college life and career readiness.
Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop sent out an email to families Monday evening announcing her decision to remove a graphic novel memoir about a nonbinary teenager from circulation in the district.
According to a letter from Matanuska-Susitna Borough school district's superintendent, the district says that approximately 20% of their student body is absent every day.
University of Alaska Interim President Pat Pitney announced Tuesday that the university will implement a vaccine requirement for staff who work at University of Alaska Fairbanks research sites or are funded by federal contracts.
The Anchorage School District will offer COVID-19 vaccination clinics for children starting Wednesday, in anticipation of the CDC authorizing them for children age 5-11 this week.
A labor shortage across the country is forcing some businesses to close for several days of the week, or even altogether, but a program at the University of Alaska Anchorage aims to get people back on the job — and fast.
Masks or no masks, Fairbanks schools current masking policy still leaves the decision up to the discretion of students and parents -- but there's a chance that won't be the case for long.
Parents, students and community members testified on both sides of the mask wearing debate at Wednesday's meeting of the Mat-Su School Board. Masks there are largely recommended, but can be required when schools move into medium risk.
Anchorage teachers are back at the bargaining table with the school district, negotiating a new year's contract. Meanwhile, outside of that contract, the district is offering paid leave for vaccinated teachers who end up with what's known as 'breakthrough' cases of COVID-19. The same paid leave is not available to unvaccinated teachers, who will use their own sick leave.
Bus service cancellations affecting routes for several Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District schools are expected to continue through this week after some bus drivers tested positive for COVID-19.
Case counts and hospitalizations are on the rise, but Alaska isn't experiencing the devastating surge some other areas are seeing when it comes to pediatric patients.
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson voiced opposition to the Anchorage School District's mask policy that took effect today, a measure the superintendent says is intended to keep kids in school with less disruption.
The updated COVID-19 mitigation plan for the school district calls for daily cleaning of classrooms, full, regular class schedules and mask wearing by staff, students and visitors while indoors.
After months of remote learning, the University of Alaska Anchorage is now open to all faculty, staff and students — and those returning are coming back to find an updated mask policy.
In a letter addressing the UA community, Interim President Pat Pitney wrote that since all university locations in Alaska fall into a “substantial” or “high” category, he finds it necessary for the university system to follow the CDC’s recommendation.
Work has begun on a new high school for Houston after middle and high schoolers were forced to share a building for several years following the 2018 earthquake.
Alaska Pacific University announced it will no longer take standardized test scores into account when determining undergraduate admissions or merit-based scholarships in the future.
The group faced an ongoing question: How can language learning be more accessible to more people, especially on an interface that so many individuals are using every day?
The direct admission program guarantees admission to Willamette College of Law’s J.D. program for qualified UAA students and alumni who meet certain academic requirements.
While no action was taken Monday night, ASD Superintendent Deena Bishop said the district is working to update its policy on cultural regalia at graduation ceremonies.
