
Anchorage – Anchorage School District to pair school closures with effort to add child care in vacant classrooms – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – Anchorage School District warns of budget woes ahead – Alaska’s News Source
Anchorage – Sand Lake Elementary library makeover aims to spark creativity and wonder – Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Anchorage – Welcome to the new and improved Sand Lake Elementary library – Lauren Maxwell, Alaska’s News Source
Anchorage – Trump administration suddenly cuts $3.3M grant supporting career education in the Anchorage School District – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – ASD superintendent says more funding is needed so district doesn’t ‘backslide’ – Lauren Maxwell, Alaska’s News Source
Anchorage – Anchorage schools employ metal detectors and other new security measures – Tim Rockey, ADN
Anchorage – Opinion: A clear direction and a strong start for Anchorage schools – Jharrett Bryantt, ADN
Bering Strait – New BSSD director works to weave academics and Indigenous knowledge – Ben Townsend, KNOM
Bering Strait – After school fire, Stebbins students start another year of makeshift learning – Ben Townsend, KNOM
Delta/Greely – Area students learned just a little bit more about Delta agriculture during Farm Day – Michele Trainor, Delta Wind
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school district develops strategic plan emphasizing choice in schools – Alaska’s News Source
Fairbanks – School district employee sues district for discrimination – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – Fairbanks student test scores show growth, Superintendent says – Alaska’s News Source
Fairbanks – Fairbanks teens ask school board candidates about what they’ll do with additional state funds – Shelby Herbert, KUAC
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school district seeing drop in Kindergarten enrollment – Alex Bengel, Alaska’s News Source
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school district faces 300 student enrollment drop, risking funding – Alex Bengel, Alaska’s News Source
Fairbanks – School district cancels cultural event citing recent ICE activity – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks – Fairbanks school board adopts safe spaces resolution amid ICE concerns – Patrick Gilchrist, KUAC
Fairbanks – Fairbanks elementary schools face lower enrollment, putting millions in state funding at risk – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Haines – Haines School still grappling with funding, despite restored funds – Trygve Bakke, KHNS
Juneau – Universal free breakfast to start up again at Juneau schools – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Juneau – Education support staff union sues Juneau School District over RALLY closure – Jamie Diep, KTOO
Kenai – School board authorizes $1.8 million in new, restored spending – Jacob Dye, Homer News
Kenai – After veto override, school board restores some cuts, OKs new spending – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL
Kenai – Homer High School welcomes new principal Eric Pederson with the start of the 2025-26 school year – Marina Co, KBBI
Kenai – School district group will study, advise on school closures – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL
Kenai – School officials tout federal internet program during FCC visit – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL
Ketchikan – Ketchikan School Board talks staffing, busing changes ahead of election – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD
Ketchikan – School Board removes executive session on interim superintendent – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News
Kodiak – H-1B visa measure raises questions for Kodiak schools – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Kodiak – KIBSD re-ups with immigration attorney – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror
Kuspuk – Stony River school closed for second year in a row – Samantha Watson, KYUK
Lower Kuskokwim – ‘A solid place’: Napakiak’s new school is major step forward in decades-long erosion response – Samantha Watson, KYUK
Lower Kuskokwim – Students in Napakiak attend school in new building, safe from erosion – Sage Smiley, KYUK
Mat-Su – Education Choice Diploma approved for Knik, Twindly Bridge charter schools – Katie Stavick Frontiersman
Mat-Su – Mat-Su’s education leader named Alaska Superintendent of the Year – Katie Stavick, Frontiersman
Mat-Su – MSBSD Superintendent named Alaska Superintendent of the Year – Casandra Mancl, Alaska’s News Source
Mat-Su – As Anchorage schools move to restrict cellphones, Eagle River High goes all in – Tim Rockey, ADN
Nome – School in Nome begins with less students than last year – Anna Lionas, Nome Nugget
Sitka – Sitka School Board meeting turns contentious after complaints about teacher are redirected – Hope McKenney, KCAW
Sitka – Year Starting Well, School Board Told – Daily Sitka Sentinel

Opinion: Riding the cyclone of Alaska school funding: Our schools can’t keep surviving on budget whiplash. We need a stable fiscal plan now – Kelly Lessens, ADN
Murkowski, Sullivan join 10 US senators urging reversal of funding cuts for Native students – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon
The White House upped the cost of H1B visas. Alaska Schools could face major consequences – Brian Venua, KMXT
Alaska federal and state lawmakers call for reversal of Trump administration cuts to schools and universities – Tim Rockey, ADN
Kuskokwim Campus will not face immediate changes after federal funding cuts to UAF grants – Samantha Watson, KYUK
Bucking national trend, University of Alaska Anchorage sees highest enrollment increase in years – Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Statewide test scores show most students are below proficient in fundamental subjects – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Statewide testing scores show minor growth for Alaska students – Tim Rockey, ADN
Dunleavy says he won’t call Alaska lawmakers into another special session this year – James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
Lawmakers run out clock on Dunleavy with seconds-long ‘technical session’ – Clarise Larson, KTOO