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Letter: The investment in Alaska’s future needs a critical boost
3+ hour, 18+ min 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,…...
Anchorage Daily News
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (54+ words) UAA College of Arts & Sciences Summer Camps: Introduction to Creative Writing and Storytelling'Anchorage Daily News Anagrams with a literal twist. Getting the last word is always possible, rarely easy. A quick daily flip. Finally someone cracked the code on digital…...
Young kids avoided the pandemic’s school disruptions, but their reading scores are still behind
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (375+ words) WASHINGTON " When COVID-19 wrought havoc on society in early 2020, today's youngest schoolchildren were infants or yet to be born. Now in their early school years, researchers are beginning to see how the pandemic years have shaped their education, even though…...
Opinion: A balanced budget came with painful cuts. Anchorage schools still need stability.
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (559+ words) The Anchorage School District went into spring break with a balanced Fiscal Year 2027 budget. That outcome required significant sacrifice and difficult decisions, and it does not remove the financial uncertainty ahead. The headwinds of instability will remain when our schools…...
Opinion: Enough with daylight saving time
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (535+ words) Opinion: Enough with daylight saving time'Anchorage Daily News Opinion: Enough with daylight saving time I honestly never paid much attention to the time change until I had kids. I mean nobody likes it, but in the weeks after the change…...
Anchorage School Board race features wide gaps in experience, visions for the district
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (1258+ words) Anchorage School Board candidates weighed in on the district's budget, student safety, data and student performance during a recent candidate forum. Current members Dave Donley and Andy Holleman have termed out and are ineligible to run again, leaving two open…...
Opinion: When Anchorage schools lose staff, students lose protection
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (244+ words) I always write first drafts of these commentary pieces in a Google Docs account. This one was titled "Letter to the Editor 2026." Frustratingly, I have five other similarly titled documents, just with adjustments to the year. I'm tired of writing…...
University of Alaska Anchorage interim chancellor appointed to permanent role
1+ week, 1+ day ago (227+ words) The University of Alaska president appointed Cheryl Siemers to the permanent role as University of Alaska Anchorage chancellor, following ten months serving as interim chancellor, the university announced on Wednesday. Siemers will step into the permanent chancellor role on March…...
Opinion: We were honored as Alaska Teachers of the Year. Now we can no longer stay.
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (428+ words) In 2019, after being selected as Alaska's 2018 State Teacher of the Year, I worked with other award-winning educators to pen an op-ed: "Why teach in Alaska?" At the time, we eagerly co-signed as we believed in dedicating a career to Alaska…...
Letter: That Alaska is losing 2 distinguished teachers is nothing short of shameful
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (293+ words) Letter: That Alaska is losing two distinguished teachers is nothing short of shameful'Anchorage Daily News Letter: That Alaska is losing 2 distinguished teachers is nothing short of shameful The commentary piece published March 1 and written by Teacher of the Year Ben…...