
Aleutians East – ‘We cried as a team’: Alaska town rallies around girls basketball team weeks after tragic death – Augusta McDonnell, KTUU
Anchorage – Anchorage Assembly passes school district’s budget, despite strong opposition to school closures – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – Anchorage School Board candidate mails opponent’s inflammatory social media posts to voters – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – ‘It’s my turn to give back’: Inside ASD’s teacher apprenticeship program – Dani Tompkins, KTUU
Anchorage – Alaska Senate bill spurs debate over funding of homeschool programs – Mari Kanagy, ADN
Anchorage – Middle and Elementary school parents confused over school boundary changes – Joe allgood, KTUU
Anchorage – Amid outcry, Anchorage School Board sees more state funding as only path to keep Campbell STEM open – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – Anchorage School District defends video about bond proposals after Assembly member’s criticism – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – Anchorage parents make last-ditch effort to stop Campbell STEM’s sudden closure – Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Anchorage – Anchorage school bond proposal draws voter questions about Lake Otis Elementary closure – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – Taku-Campbell community votes to fight closure of Campbell STEM Elementary – Ian Stewart, La’shawn Donelson, Your Alaska Link
Anchorage – Anchorage voters to decide on 2 school-related items on April ballot – Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Cordova – School board weighs digital privacy for classroom visitation – Camille Botello, Cordova Times
Denali – Denali Borough School District seeks new superintendent – Kris Capps, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – FNSB School District seeks feedback for school start time survey – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school board adopts recommended budget with dozens of restored positions – Patrick Gilchrist, KUAC
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school district finalizes recommended budget for FY27 – Alex Bengel, KTUU
Fairbanks – Fairbanks schools will end 2025-26 year later after three snow days – Ian Stewart, Your Alaska Link
Fairbanks – Fairbanks North Star Borough School District extends the school year – Rylee Bonilla, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – Two Rivers resubmits charter application – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – State board of ed to vote on Pearl Creek charter next week – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – Fairbanks adds make-up school days after weather closures – Hannah Lee, KTUU
Fairbanks – State board of ed to vote on Pearl Creek charter next week – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – Up With Art showcases student art from Fairbanks school district – Staff report, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Haines – Haines school district would reconsider hiring foreign workers if 100k visa waiver passes – Rashah McChesney – Chilkat Valley News
Juneau – Teachers union, Juneau School District reach tentative contract agreement – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent
Juneau – Juneau School District reaches tentative agreement with teachers union – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau teachers union votes to authorize strike as contract negotiations drag on – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau School District’s student services director to resign in June – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau school board selects Shawn Arnold to be next superintendent – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau School Board approves budget amid unresolved teachers union contract – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – School board adds free student breakfasts to next year’s budget before sending it to Assembly – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent
Juneau – Shawn Arnold set to be Juneau School District’s next superintendent – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent
Juneau – Former Juneau School Board member writes ‘disparaging comments’ on bricks for new playground – Clarise Larson, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau’s school board looks at savings to plug $5.1M deficit; other districts are facing tougher options – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent
Juneau – Juneau School Board to discuss proposed budgets, union contract for support staff – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – School board resolution would disavow best teacher and school in radio outlet’s ‘Best of Juneau’ survey – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent
Juneau – Juneau School District superintendent candidates spell out qualifications at public forum – Ellie Ruel, Juneau Independent
Juneau – Juneau superintendent finalists focus on building trust, relationships during community forum – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau School Board of Education announces three superintendent finalists – Atticus Hempel, Juneau Empire
Juneau – Community can weigh in on Juneau School District superintendent finalists this week – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Kenai – School district receives national award for 2025-26 budget – Delcenia Cosman, Homer News
Kenai – School board weighs budget reduction options – Delcenia Cosman, Homer News
Ketchikan – Ketchikan school board delays approval to close elementary schools – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD
Ketchikan – School board rejects reduction in force plan – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD
Ketchikan – School board to vote on reduction in force plan – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD
Ketchikan – School Board OKs first reading of proposed district RIF plan – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News
Ketchikan – Board to weigh school closures – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News
Ketchikan – Ketchikan school district given 3 years to pay $5.4M debt – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD
Ketchikan – School board plans for upcoming fiscal year – Hunter Morrison, KRBD
Ketchikan – Remediation efforts continue over six months after Point Higgins Elementary diesel spill – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD
Kodiak – New superintendent’s contract signed, KIBSD releases details – Davis Hovey, KMXT
Kodiak – KIBSD reshuffles staff, appoints new assistant superintendent – Katherine Irving, KMXT
Kodiak – Assembly, school board work toward local school funding measure – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Kodiak – KIBSD picks Hargraves as next assistant superintendent – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Kodiak – School board sets size, scope of new budget committee – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Kodiak – School board, Borough Assembly to meet next week to set local school contribution – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Lower Kuskokwim – LKSD selects Jason Hlasny as its next superintendent – Samantha Watson, KYUK
Lower Kuskokwim – LKSD Superintendent tenders resignation – Delta discovery
Mat-Su – Mat-Su school bus worker strike to enter fifth week – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – MSBSD signals official opposition to proposed homeschool funding shift – Katie Stavick, Frontiersman
Mat-Su – School District seeks borough funding boost as school closures loom – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Mat-Su bus strike to continue into next week as talks remain stalled – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Mat-Su charter school construction on hold pending district vote on three school closures – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Mat-Su superintendent proposes school closures to address budget deficit – Nathan Espindula, Your Alaska Link
Mat-Su – MSHF announces $1.69M grant to sustain school nurses in Mat-Su School District – Katie Stavick, Frontiersman
Mat-Su – Mat-Su School District to reexamine nurse cuts as school closures move toward board approval – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Mat-Su School District to reexamine nurse cuts as school closures move toward board approval – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Mat-Su School Board faces $23M deficit, considers school closures and staff cuts – Joe Allgood, KTUU
Mat-Su – Mat-Su School district proposes school closures, first time in over a decade – Georgina Fernandez, KTUU
Mat-Su – Students walk out, parents prep protests over proposed Mat-Su school funding cuts – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Some families express frustration as Mat-Su bus driver strike continues – Lauren Maxwell, KTUU
Mat-Su – School bus workers strike in Mat-Su as contract negotiations break down – KTUU
Mat-Su – Understanding the school district budget shortfall – Katie Stavick, Frontiersman
Mat-Su – No school bus service in Mat-Su starting Monday as bus workers strike – Makayla Clark, KTUU
Mat-Su – Mat-Su looks to close schools amid budget shortfall with more proposed cuts coming – Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Mat-Su – Mat-Su school district warns parents to not expect buses next week due to union strike – Hannah Lee, KTUU
Mat-Su – Mat-Su school bus workers to strike Monday – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Petersburg – Petersburg Schools unveil the Balancing Act budget simulator for public input – Jake Clemens, Petersburg Pilot
Petersburg – School district nears finish line on roof, launches security upgrade project – Orin Pierson, Petersburg Pilot
Sitka – Audit finds Sitka School District will start budget process with deficit – Katherine Rose, KCAW
Sitka – Sitka schools close following heavy weekend snowfall – Hope McKenney, KCAW
Unalaska – Unalaska City Council approves fast-tracking playground replacement – Maggie Nelson, KUCB
Wrangell – School budget continues to show large draw from savings to balance spending – Jonathon Dawe, Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell – Deal between school board and borough would benefit students – Wrangell Sentinel

Alaska students attend ANSEP academy in Anchorage to explore STEM careers – La’shawn Donelson, Your Alaska Link
Alaska House majority seeks to guarantee $158M increase in public school funding – Iris Samuels & Mari Kanagy, ADN
Alaska House backs resolution urging Trump admin to wave steep visa fee for international teachers – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Alaska education commissioner says school maintenance ranking system ‘isn’t working’ – Iris Samuels, ADN
Alaska Senate bill spurs debate over funding of homeschool programs – Mari Kanagy, ADN
Alaska education board takes steps to assess boarding school conditions after outcry – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Support for education funding bill comes as Alaska districts grapple with ongoing deficits – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Local advisory board asks state to redo hiring process for Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Why Alaska school districts are still facing deep cuts after last year’s funding increase – Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
Advocates and youth call on Alaska lawmakers to support bills to fund suicide prevention – Clarise Larson, KTOO
Veto-proof education funding? Bill sees early bipartisan support with hopes to preempt Dunleavy decision – Will Courtney, KTUU
Alaska’s U.S. senators back effort to waive $100k visa fee for public school employees – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Support for education funding bill comes as Alaska districts grapple with ongoing deficits – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Mazelle Joseph of Juneau to be honored with Spirit of Youth Awards – Juneau Independent
Alaskans ask for school, health and other help during budget hearings; what are legislators hearing? – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent
Interior secretary makes a pitch for Alaska LNG during brief stopover – Jack Barnwell, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Murkowski Bill Would Exempt Alaska Public Schools From $100,000 H-1B Fee – Riley Stratton, The Seward Phoenix Log
Murkowski brings measure to end schools’ HB-1 surcharge – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
State Board of Education approves ad hoc committee for MEHS – Katherine Rose, KCAW
Supplemental budget bill stalls as Alaska House mulls war-fueled oil price forecast – Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
In Alaska’s topsy-turvy House, legislators are at odds over how much to bank on the Iran war – Corinne Smith and James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
House members introduce bill to boost state funding for schools – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
US Rep. Nick Begich addresses Alaska Legislature – KTOO News Department
Alaska Senate passes bill requiring civics education for high school students – Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
Lawmakers propose per-student BSA funding increase after leaders say education is deteriorating – Wil Courtney, KTUU
Alaska lawmakers consider another increase to per-student public school funding – Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
Alaska lawmakers push Trump administration to waive $100k visa fee for international teachers – Corrine Smith, Alaska Beacon
Alaska legislators view Iran war-induced oil price spike with caution -Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
Students from across the state ask Legislature to repair school buildings – Corrinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
71% of teachers work at least one side gig, survey reveals – KTUU
Alaska House advances bill intended to boost workforce housing – Sean Maguire, Alaska Beacon
Alaska House OKs bill to crack down on AI-generated child sexual abuse material – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Leadership change urged for MEHS – Anna Laffrey, Daily Sitka Sentinel
Alaska House passes bill limiting AI sexual imagery and child social media use – Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media
Lawmakers hear ‘State of the Schools’ amid dire conditions and uncertain funding – Wil Courtney, KTUU
International exchange students visiting Juneau reflect on life in Alaska – Jamie Diep, KTOO
