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Mat-Su Borough school board approves controversial policy board changes

Mat-Su Borough school board approves controversial policy changes

Updated: 9 hours ago
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By Lex Yelverton
Several changes to controversial school policies that have gained traction on a statewide and national level were passed Wednesday night at the Mat-Su School Board meeting.

Education

Public debates teacher health insurance, gender identity, parental rights at Mat-Su school board meeting

Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 8:28 AM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
Hundreds of residents showed up to Wednesday’s Mat-Su School Board meeting.

Education

Students and staff in the Anchorage School District celebrated the last day of school Tuesday...

Anchorage School District ends school year with eye on changes next fall

Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 1:49 PM AKDT
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By Georgina Fernandez
With the academic year now in its rearview mirror, the district is already looking ahead to next fall to keep families updated on what changes they should expect for the 2023-24 school year.

Education

A huge crowd of educators, union workers and their supporters showed up, wore red and came to...

Mat-Su Education Association votes to go on strike

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:49 PM AKDT
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By Elinor Baty
The Mat-Su Education Association has voted to go on strike.

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Catherine Walker

Anchorage science teacher named Alaska Teacher of the Year

Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:09 AM AKDT
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By Casandra Mancl
A Dimond High School science teacher was named 2024 Alaska Teacher of the Year by the Department of Education and Early Development.

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Anchorage School District announced Friday morning that Service High School Principal Allen...

Service High School principal resigns following investigation of ‘community concerns’

Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM AKDT
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By Georgina Fernandez
The district has stayed largely silent on why Wardlaw was placed on administrative leave on April 12, only stating that ASD was conducting an investigation into “community concerns” surrounding the Service principal.

Education

Anchorage schools will start later on Mondays beginning in 2023

Anchorage schools will start an hour later on Mondays beginning in fall

Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 6:33 PM AKDT
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By Lauren Maxwell
All Anchorage Schools will start an hour later on Mondays beginning in August.

Education

Anchorage school start time changes passed, delayed one year

Anchorage school start time changes passed, delayed one year

Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 8:03 AM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
The recommendations from the ASD administration were based on national studies that show positive impacts when adjusting school start times.

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Massive Mat-Su union rally urges fair working contracts

Massive Mat-Su union rally urges fair working contracts

Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 8:16 AM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
The rally is the result of the school district and its employees not being able to reach an agreement on employee contracts.

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The future of transgender girls participating in girls' sports at public schools in Alaska is...

No action taken on bylaw change that would prevent transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams

Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 4:33 PM AKDT
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By Joe Cadotte
The proposed bylaw change would have prevented transgender girls from competing on cisgender girls’ sports teams, but a vote is being passed on for now.
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5 Anchorage School District students have overdosed on fentanyl in 2023

Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 5:43 PM AKDT
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By Rebecca Palsha
The Anchorage School District says five students overdosed on fentanyl during school hours, but off school grounds.

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Anchorage School Board votes to eliminate Family Partnership homeschool charter

Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 5:21 PM AKDT
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By Joe Cadotte and Lauren Maxwell
Monday night, the Anchorage School Board voted 6-1 to eliminate Family Partnership’s homeschool charter and their Academic Policy Committee.

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Senate majority says PFD, carbon, lawmaker salary legislation are still a work in progress

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 10:45 AM AKDT
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By Elena Symmes
The Senate majority addressed the state of legislation that will impact the budgeting process.

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Some families relieved by idea of later school start times

Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 7:46 AM AKDT
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By Joe Cadotte
Anchorage public middle and high schools could have later start times for students with earlier start times for elementary schools. There are pros and cons to this.

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Pleas made for and against dissolving homeschool Anchorage charter

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 8:21 AM AKDT
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By Joe Cadotte
The Anchorage School District wants to terminate a home school charter that's been operational for more than 25 years, but many don't like that.

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Resolution to ban trans girls from female sports draws strong reactions

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 8:56 AM AKDT
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By Lex Yelverton
If the resolution is adopted, transgender girls would not be able to compete against girls who are assigned female at birth.

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Protest held against Gov. Dunleavy’s ‘Parental Rights’ bill

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:52 AM AKDT
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By Joe Kinneen
A protest was held against the recent bill proposed by Gov. Dunleavy that would require parental permission before their children can change their pronouns.

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State board of education passes resolution recommending ban of trans athletes from girl’s teams

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:43 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole
In a meeting on Thursday, the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development adopted a resolution to urge the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to ban transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports.

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School bonds costing $37M for security, structure repairs on April municipal ballot

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 11:05 AM AKDT
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By Joe Kinneen
The proposed projects cost a total of $37,786,928 and are slated to pay for both security and structural upgrades to schools within the district.

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Gov. Dunleavy authors bill boosting teacher bonuses, but not BSA

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 9:17 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Amidst calls to raise the Base Student Allocation (BSA), Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday presented his latest effort to improve teacher recruitment and retention in Alaska, the Teacher Retention and Recruitment Incentive bill.

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New education bills unveiled by Gov. Dunleavy

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 2:11 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes and Shannon Cole
Governor Mike Dunleavy announced education-focused legislation on Tuesday that he hopes will find new solutions to problems facing Alaska’s public education system.

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Relocated Abbott Loop Elementary families get first look at Trailside

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 7:02 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
It’s been a hard time for some students, teachers, and families at Abbott Loop Elementary, as many are starting to have to say goodbye to a school that they cherish.

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Face to face: Testifiers plead for better education funding

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:01 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
Speaker after speaker Sunday encouraged their legislators to address education funding and raise the Base Student Allocation, a minimal amount of money set aside for K-12 students.

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Mat-Su bus drivers, Durham announce tentative contract agreement

Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 11:30 AM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Bus drivers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District have tentatively agreed to a contract with Durham School Services.

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House minority unhappy with lack of progress on education, workforce issues

Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:22 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Members of the House minority coalition call for deeper investment and legislator engagement on two key issues dominating the session

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Department of Education and Early Development appoints new commissioner

Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 5:54 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
A new commissioner has been appointed to head the Department of Education and Early Development.

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Anchorage School District assigns new schools for Abbott Loop Elementary students

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 6:40 PM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Anchorage School District alerted the parents of the 268 students who attend Abbott Loop Elementary School where they will attend next year in an email sent Friday evening.

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Water main break closes Susitna Elementary, forces students to learn remotely

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 2:07 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
The district said repairs have taken longer than anticipated but they expect students to be back in class on Monday, although they will confirm that by Sunday night.

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Some Anchorage parents heated over ‘inappropriate’ books in school libraries

Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 5:56 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
The school board says they invite parents and anyone in the community to bring items that they want to be addressed to the controversial issues committee.

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Option for hot meals off the table at some Anchorage schools

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 7:14 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck and Lauren Maxwell
According to the district’s senior director of student nutrition Marci McGill a shortage of cafeteria managers has essentially closed lunch rooms in a number of schools.

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Senate majority discusses education staffing difficulties

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 7:10 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
Education funding was a major topic of discussion during a press availability for the Alaska Senate majority coalition.

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DOJ faults Anchorage School District for use of seclusion, restraints

Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 6:53 PM AKST
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By Mark Theissen
The agreement says students are only to be restrained when there is imminent danger of “serious physical harm to the student to another person.”

Education

Anchorage School District seeking community feedback in curriculum review

Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:47 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
The goal is to meet the needs of each student while making sure they're performing at the appropriate grade level so they can succeed.

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Mat-Su school bus workers walk off job after Durham presents final offer

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 7:04 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka, Shannon Cole and Carly Schreck
The union representing the drivers, Alaska Teamsters Union - Local 959, announced that all students in the district — a student population of over 18,000 — were dropped off Tuesday morning at their respective schools before the bus drivers went on strike.

Education

Mat-Su bus workers strike as negotiations stall

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 4:37 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck and Shannon Cole
Bus drivers employed by contractor Durham School Services decided Tuesday to initiate a strike.

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Anchorage students and parents react to 30 extra minutes added to school days

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:14 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
Starting Monday, school days in the Anchorage School District will get a little longer.

Education

Icy conditions prompts remote learning day for students in Mat-Su

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:34 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck
Teachers in the district said transitioning from in-person learning is not ideal, but agree it’s better than alternative problems that stem from missing school completely, something that the Anchorage School District is currently facing.

Education

Anchorage School Board passes plan to make up for snow days

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 8:51 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
In total, the adjustments will make up approximately five days of school for elementary and middle school students and four and a half days for high school students.

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Most Mat-Su schools on remote learning due to icy roads

Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 5:46 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
The district wrote in an online social post that all classes will be canceled in lieu of online learning, with the exception of Glacier View School.

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Mat-Su school bus drivers vote to authorize strike

Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 12:04 PM AKST
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By Carly Schreck
The announcement of a potential strike comes after a rocky start to the school year, as the district faced a long stretch of rolling route closures caused by a shortage of drivers.

Education

Anchorage School Board considers changing school start times

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 7:05 AM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
The school board’s consideration of altering school schedules has nothing to do with making up school due to snow days earlier in the academic year, but rather is a new topic for this board.

Education

ASD to reinstate ‘kindy tags’ program after issues getting kids to correct bus stops

Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 10:39 PM AKST
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By Beth Verge
The Anchorage School District plans to return to a practice typically reserved for the start of the school year after the second incident involving a young student and mistaken bus route in the span of about a week.

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Anchorage school busing protocols under scrutiny after 6-year-old was left at wrong stop

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 11:11 PM AKST
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By Beth Verge
A youngster, who is an Anchorage School District student, was mistakenly left at the wrong bus stop after being found still on the bus at the end of a driver's usual route.

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Anchorage School District has plan to make up snow days

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 4:46 PM AKST
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By Lauren Maxwell
The Anchorage School District has a plan to make up snow days that includes adding 30 minutes to the school day.

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ASD recommends only axing one school in latest set of cost-cutting suggestions

Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:58 PM AKST
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By Elena Symmes
The Anchorage School District (ASD) outlined new and critical recommendations that it will ask the school board to approve Monday.

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Anchorage Schools plan to be open Tuesday

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 8:26 PM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
The Anchorage School District says it is hoping to resume school tomorrow, and that it is a parents choice whether their child attends.

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Some families feel the strain from four snow days in a row

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 6:58 PM AKST
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By Lauren Maxwell
The Anchorage School District said it has never had four snow days in a row and some parents are starting to feel the strain.

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Anchorage School District budget deficit drops to $48M

Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 11:14 PM AKST
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By Lex Yelverton
The Anchorage School Board is looking at tough decisions to deal with a $48M budget gap.

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Anchorage schools closed for 3rd straight day due to roads

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 11:57 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
In a message to parents, the district said a decision on all after-school activities will be made by 12 p.m. Friday.

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Southcentral Alaska schools closed due to major snowfall

Updated: Dec. 7, 2022 at 10:14 AM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
Heavy snowfall around Southcentral Alaska has canceled classes and closed buildings in Anchorage and the Mat-Su.
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