2025-10 School District, State & Federal Education News

Aleutians East – Drying fish and canning jam: Akutan teachers highlight place-based learning – Kanesia McGlashan-Price, KUCB

Anchorage – Anchorage School District meeting with parents to talk school closures – Joe Allgood, Alaska’s News source

Anchorage – Anchorage School District to hold public meetings on plan to close two more elementary schools – Tim Rockey, ADN

Anchorage – Lake Otis parents urge district not to close their school – Lauren Maxwell, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – ASD welcomes Halong evacuees, reveals next steps in recovery – Lars Hanson, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Halong student evacuees start transition to the Anchorage School District – Dani Tompkins, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Anchorage teachers union, school district headed to arbitration over contract dispute – Tim Rockey, ADN

Anchorage – ASD expects over 100 new students from western AlaskaDani Tompkins, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Anchorage schools to support Western Alaska families displaced by Typhoon Halong – Anthony Wright, Your Alaska Link

Anchorage – Large police presence closes Clark Middle School – Josiah Pike & Wil Courtney, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Drill: Full-scale active shooter drill ran at Wasilla elementary school – Justin Mattson, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Alaska education officials ask for another delay on proposed change to funding regulations – Tim Rockey, ADN

Anchorage – As Anchorage schools face closure to enrollment drops, crowd protests teacher contracts outside board meeting – Justin Mattson, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Anchorage district recommends closing 2 more elementary schools – Tim Rockey, ADN

Anchorage – Anchorage School District proposes closing Fire Lake and Lake Otis elementary schools – Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media

Anchorage – Anchorage School District to recommend closing 2 elementary schools in latest round of ‘rightsizing’ – Lauren Maxwell, Alaska’s News Source

Anchorage – Anchorage district recommends closing two more elementary schools – Tim Rockey, ADN

Anchorage – Feds deny appeal to restore grant funding for Anchorage career and technical education – Tim Rockey, ADN

Fairbanks – Fairbanks schools to see added police patrols Monday amid social media threats – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – School district prepares to accept students displaced in Typhoon Halong – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – Fairbanks school board chooses next president after new members take oaths of office – Patrick Gilchrist, KUAC

Fairbanks – Fairbanks school board rejects Pearl Creek charter school application – Alex Bengel, Alaska’s News Source

Fairbanks – Pearl Creek charter application denied by school board – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – Enrollment in the FNSB School District is down — now what? – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Editorial

Fairbanks – Two Rivers HomeSTEAD submits charter to school district – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – FNSB schools admin says Pearl Creek charter would add net $2.8M to district expenses – Patrick Gilchrist, KUAC

Fairbanks – Ops chief for Fairbanks schools projects max deficit of $5M for next year – Patrick Gilchrist, KUAC

Fairbanks – District estimates drop of over 500 in enrollment – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – School Board has questions about proposed Pearl Creek STEAM Charter – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – North Pole middle schoolers share love of music with other kids – Kris Capps, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – Students at Fairbanks high school learn civics with mock election – Alex Bengel, Alaska’s News Source

Fairbanks – School district offers support to families during government shutdown – Anna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Fairbanks – School Board hears Pearl Creek STEAM Charter applicationAnna Lionas, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Haines – School board member resigns, charged with violating protective orders – Rashah McChesney, Chilkat Valley News

Haines – School district considers new cell phone policy – Jake Dye, Chilkat Valley News

Juneau – Superintendent addresses school district successes, concerns. Graduation numbers are climbing, and staffing gaps are persisting – Mari Kanagy, Juneau Empire

Juneau – School board ponders using $1.5M from closed RALLY program for DZ playground, other purposes – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent

Juneau – Frank Hauser announces resignation as Juneau School District superintendent – Jamie Diep, KTOO

Kenai – School board continues consideration of Nikolaevsk charter school – Delcenia Cosman, Homer News

Kenai – School district group hears charter school proposals – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL

Kenai – Federal shutdown closes offices, operations around Kenai Peninsula – Ashlyn O’Hara, KDLL

Ketchikan – Special session set for School Board – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News

Ketchikan – School Board hears administrators share views – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News

Ketchikan – School district staff struggles as the board looks for a new superintendent – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD

Ketchikan – School Board to swear in new members, accept interim superintendent resignation – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News

Ketchikan – School Board to begin superintendent search Nov. 1 – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News

Ketchikan – Ketchikan school district’s interim superintendent submits resignation – Sydney Dauphinais, KRBD

Ketchikan – School Board approves union contracts – Alex Abbeduto, Ketchikan Daily News

Kodiak – Reading project pairs kids with listening adults – Mike Rostad, Kodiak Daily Mirror

Kodiak – KIBSD replaces Kodiak High School principal – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror

Kodiak – District turns to national search to find new superintendent – Steve Williams, Kodiak Daily Mirror

Mat-Su – Mat-Su sets its priorities for 2026 legislative session, although money will be tight – Tim Bradner, Frontiersman

Mat-Su – Superintendent addresses the AK STAR participation – Katie Stavick, Frontiersman

Nome – Annual week-long Inupiaq language learning event returns to Nome – Wali Rana, KNOM

Sitka – School Board Backs Burdick for AASB – Daily Sitka Sentinel

Sitka – MEHS advisory board hears complaints about staffing, programs, other concerns – Anna Laffrey, Daily Sitka Sentinel

Sitka – Funding Limit Issue Worries School Board – Sitka Sentinal

Unalaska – Less than three months after joining the district, Unalaska principal resigns – Maggie Nelson, KUCB

Wrangell – School district wants to add to the substitute teachers list – Wrangell Sentinel

Wrangell – Teacher asks school board to bring back Social Security benefits – Wrangell Sentinel

Wrangell – Superintendent looking for ways to improve classroom time for students – Orin Pierson, Petersburg Pilot

Wrangell – School board decides to look for new funding, not cuts – Jonathon Dawe, Wrangell Sentinel

Alaska cities and school districts scramble to close budget gaps after state cuts bond debt payments – Margaret Sutherland, KDLG

Legislature’s education task force to hear recommendations Thursday at Capitol – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent

Sen. Sullivan, D.C. Bureaucrats visit Kipnuk, Kwigillingok – Will Courtney, Alaska’s News Source

Opinion: Teaching in the Last Frontier: A Filipino POV – Justy Tuquib, ADN

Federal shutdown leaves funding for several Alaska Head Start programs in limbo – Tim Rockey, ADN

UAA will retain interim chancellor through school year after rejecting 4 finalist candidates – Tim Rockey, ADN

Alaska school districts preparing for Halong evacuees – Hannah Lee, Alaska’s News Source

Alaska education department publishes guidelines on developing AI policies in schools – Jamie Diep, KTOO

Trump’s $100K H1-B Fee: Will it Drive foreign Teachers Out of US Classrooms? – The Times of India

Alaska education officials walk back proposal to restrict local governments’ funding for schools – Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon

Alaska Board of Education takes no action on funding regulation change after public outcry – Jamie Diep, KTOO

State board pumps brakes on regulation limiting local school support – Lars Hanson, Alaska’s News Source

Educators cite ‘targeted retribution,’ ‘stealth raid’ on budgets as state’s effort to limit municipal funding is delayed – Mark Sabbatini, Juneau Independent

State education board takes no action on controversial funding regulation change – Tim Rockey, ADN

NEA Data Brief: H-1B Visas in Public School Districts – National Education Association

University of Alaska Southeast will offer in-state tuition for all undergraduate students – Jamie Diep, KTOO

Alaska school funding changes could reduce officers and bus services – Anthony Wright, Your Alaska Link

Governor vetoes corporate tax bill intended to raise money for schools – James Brooks, Alaska Beacon

Alaska cities and boroughs consider higher sales taxes to help pay for public services – James Brooks, Alaska Beacon

Three Alaska students named 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars – Anthony Wright, Your Alaska Link

Suit challenging use of Alaska homeschool funds for private school tuition moves forward – Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media

‘Absolutely devastating’: Rural schools say $100K visa fee could make it hard to hire teachers – Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes corporate tax bill intended to fund public education programs. Governor says he will not approve any new tax measure unless lawmakers approve a statewide fiscal plan acceptable to him – James Brooks, Alaska Beacon

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