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Anchorage Assembly looks to improve childcare options with slate of regulation changes
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (1596+ words) At Kamie's Kid Kare in Eagle River, owner Kamie Miller and the eight children she cares for have been spending more time outside now that summer is in full swing. They've seen plenty of bears and moose already this year,…...
Court strikes down $100 K H-1 B visa fee, but Alaska schools still can't count on international teachers
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (739+ words) Alaska school districts rely on international teachers. In some rural districts, well over half of their teaching staff is made up of hires from overseas. Whether or not districts could afford to keep these teachers in the state has been…...
Opinion: UAA's enrollment growth is Alaska's good news story
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (621+ words) Anchorage Daily News Opinion: UAA's enrollment growth is Alaska's good news story As Alaska shifts from the long winter into the energy of summer, the season brings both renewal and opportunity. Graduation marks a powerful milestone and brings its own…...
Questions remain about state and city funding headed to the Anchorage School District
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (922+ words) The Anchorage School District has a clearer " but still murky " picture of additional funding coming from the state and city. Ratliff said the 4% cap would be about half as much as the required local contribution grew this year. "When the…...
Graduation policy to honor deceased students introduced by Anchorage School Board
1+ week, 2+ day ago (673+ words) Anchorage School Board members took the first step to create a process to honor deceased students at graduation ceremonies alongside their classmates. The board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that would allow a graduation recognition if requested by the student's…...
University of Alaska names U. S. Army commander as new UAF chancellor
1+ week, 3+ day ago (319+ words) Officials with the University of Alaska have tapped the commander of the U. S. Army 11th Airborne Division's Arctic Aviation Command as the new permanent chancellor of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Vander Lugt is a senior U. S. Army officer, an Arctic scholar and…...
Young and unemployed? Remote work, not AI, may be part of the problem, study finds
1+ week, 5+ day ago (426+ words) WASHINGTON " The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver of higher unemployment rates for recent college graduates, a study released Monday has found. Yet for…...
Letter: Public schools are the community's backbone
1+ week, 6+ day ago (132+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Public schools are the community's backbone I read your article on school closings (Anchorage elementary students and communities say goodbye to 3 closing schools," May 22) and was sad to know this is an ongoing project. I have…...
14-year-old Shrey Parikh wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee in lightning round
2+ week, 2+ day ago (529+ words) WASHINGTON " Shrey Parikh felt the pressure of arriving at the Scripps National Spelling Bee as a favorite, but his confidence showed every time he got a word he knew. And when the bee came down to a lightning-round tiebreaker against…...
Where to find summer meals at Anchorage schools
2+ week, 2+ day ago (657+ words) School's out for summer, which for many families in Anchorage means their children no longer get two free meals a day from their school. But children and families can still receive free meal service at some Anchorage schools this summer,…...