2+ hour, 26+ min ago  (594+ words) Members of the Alaska House and Senate are set to meet Thursday to begin negotiating an agreement on funding supplemental budget items requested by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Leaders of the two chambers appointed a six-member conference committee Wednesday to negotiate…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago  (239+ words) There are few factors that can be concretely linked, with evidence, to better educational outcomes in primary and secondary students. Of those, the one we are most confident about is small class sizes. Unfortunately, Anchorage schools do not currently benefit…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (755+ words) Opinion: Anchorage needs Campbell STEM and elementary art more than ever'Anchorage Daily News Opinion: Anchorage needs Campbell STEM and elementary art more than ever The abrupt decision by the Anchorage School Board to close my hometown's only STEM (science, technology,…...

2+ day, 16+ min ago  (718+ words) I think it very well could be," McCormick said in an interview. I'm not contesting the benefits of the bond. I'm not saying to vote for or against it. I'm just concerned in how they use tax dollars." However, officials…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (976+ words) Anchorage voters will decide on a pair of ballot propositions in April that would provide funding to the Anchorage School District. One ballot measure, a one-time $12 million property tax levy, is unique to this year's election. A recent district-commissioned poll…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (920+ words) Opinion: Strong schools build strong economies. Let's grow both in Anchorage.Anchorage Daily News Opinion: Strong schools build strong economies. Let's grow both in Anchorage. Good schools are essential for a strong economy. When businesses are recruiting employees with families,…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (646+ words) JUNEAU " U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation to exempt public schools from a $100,000 annual fee to hire international workers, a fee put in place for some visas by a Trump administration order in September. Administrators at Alaska school districts, already…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (638+ words) Opinion: Closing the Alaska Native Language Center ends more than a program " it weakens language revitalization'Anchorage Daily News Opinion: Closing the Alaska Native Language Center ends more than a program " it weakens language revitalization After more than 50 years of service,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (212+ words) At the Hillside Home and Landowners candidate forum on March 5, I was threatened with arrest for exercising my free speech rights. It was a disturbing look inside the worldview that enables tyranny. [Related coverage: Anchorage School Board races feature wide…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (154+ words) Sunday's March 1 commentary, "We were honored as Alaska Teachers of the Year. Now we can no longer stay," by Ben Walker speaks to why teachers are leaving the state. In those early years, the state benefited from high oil revenues,…...