Anchorage – Anchorage school officials release spending plan for $32M in ‘waterfall’ funding – Tim Rockey, Anchorage Daily News
Bering Strait – A new homegrown English curriculum is helping boost test scores in Western Alaska – Margaret Sutherland, KNOM
Chugiak – Chugiak student takes advocacy of darkness-related health issues to National Civics Bee – Tim Rockey, Anchorage Daily News
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school district partners with law enforcement for safety – Alex Bengel, AK News Source
Fairbanks – Fairbanks School District to recognize LGBTQ History Month in October – Alex Bengel, AK News Source
Haines – Mayor says Haines is ‘bleeding young families’ as childcare options get even scarcer – Avery Ellfeldt, KHNS
Juneau – Douglas Indian Association opens new learning center – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau School District and support staff union slated to go to trial next year – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Juneau schools and organizations increase mental health support following death of teenagers – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Teacher, parent concerns raised following shuffle of elementary school staff and students – Jasz Garrett, Juneau Independent
Kenai – Voters to consider term limits for school board members – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL
Kenai – Unions, school board OK new contracts – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL
Kenai – State testing data show minor proficiency gains for Kenai Peninsula students – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL
Ketchikan – Grade levels to be redone: School Board formally reconfiguring three schools – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News
Kodiak – USCG commissions KHS Junior ROTC program – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Kodiak – KIBSD Board considers closing East Elementary – Katherine Irving, KMXT
Lower Kuskokwim – Schools in Kipnuk and Kwigillingok won’t open this year, school district says – Evan Erickson, KYUK
Mat-Su – Mat-Su moves ahead with school concealed carry program using state, taxpayer funds – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Mat-Su – Mat-Su to withhold at least $100,000 from Durham over late, canceled routes – Amy Bushatz, Mat-Su Sentinel
Metlakatla – Metlakatla educator named Alaska’s superintendent of the year – Hunter Morrison, KRBD
Seward – When Seward was given $1 million, childcare was a top priority – Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report
Sitka – Mt. Edgecumbe High School starts school year with more optimism — and funding – Mari Kanagy, Anchorage Daily News
Sitka – Listen: KCAW hosts Sitka School Board candidate forum – KCAW Staff
Wrangell – School district to hire temporary help in preparation for accreditation – Jonathon Dawe, Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell – Jackson Carney a semifinalist for National Merit Scholarship – Wrangell Sentinel Staff
Alaska education department encouraged by improving literacy scores from younger students – Tim Rockey, Anchorage Daily News
Alaska nonprofit leaders split on federal school voucher program’s launch in state – Tim Rockey, Anchorage Daily News
Alaska schools set to receive $115M in war-driven oil revenue bonus, state announces – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
Americans’ satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows – Jocelyn Gecker, The Associated Press
Building Pathways from Alaska’s Classrooms to the Workforce – AK DEED
Families’ interest in their kids’ education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows – The Associated Press
Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations – Robbie Sequeira, Alaska Beacon
More Schools Are Imposing Phone Bans. Do They Really Work? – Julie Jargon, Wall Street Journal
New student reading data offer bright spot on long road to literacy recovery in the US – Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill
A new nonprofit connects young people in rural Alaska to aviation jobs – Alena Naiden, KNBA
Parents, Advocates Split on U.S. Special Ed Change – Davi Shulman, U.S. News & World Report
Paying Up: Minimum Salaries for Educators – Mary Ellen Flannery, NEA Today
Release of 2025–2026 Statewide Assessment Results – AK DEED
Schools, libraries sound alarm over potential changes to federal internet program – Robbie Sequeira, Alaska Beacon
Special education head at Education Department abruptly resigns – Jonaki Mehta, NPR