4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (132+ words) Pearl Creek hearing Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Supporters of Pearl Creek STEAM Charter School sit in a Rabinowitz Courthouse courtroom gallery on Thursday, June 11, 2026. An initial hearing was held on both an administrative appeal by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (441+ words) Pearl Creek Elementary School as seen on June 4, 2025. An administrative appeal by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to override the Alaska Board of Education's approval of a charter school will get its first hearing in Fairbanks Superior Court…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (491+ words) Russell "Russ" Vander Lugt A Fort Wainwright aviation brigade commander will take the helm as the next University of Alaska Fairbanks chancellor, the university system announced Wednesday. Col. Russell "Russ" Vander Lugt was selected after a months-long process that ended…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (621+ words) There was lots of dancing during the outdoor school picnic. with the Blazers on Stage leading the way, at Barnette Magnet School. The picnic was part of the school's 20th anniversary celebration. Lauren Farr, 6, celebrates her last day of kindergarten with…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (208+ words) Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Jules Rupp celebrates her commitment to Whitman College Wednesday, May 27, 2026, on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks. From left, coach Josh Gregory, father Scott Rupp and mother Kerry Walsh. "Let's look back at some of…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (563+ words) Fifth-grader Adelynn Mayo played a character in a book about the Revolutionary War called "Divided Loyalties." Raegan Stratton shares the fable she wrote, with her grandmother during Celebrations of Learning At Tri-Valley School. High Schooler Quincy Hjorth shared his essay…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (358+ words) Rep. Ashley Carrick, D-Fairbanks, talks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026." The Alaska Legislature approved legislation to add a faculty member to the University of Alaska Board of Regents, the body that oversees policy…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (780+ words) Community members and current and former students gathered to congratulate Uwe Hoffman on his retirement after 18 years teaching at Anderson School and 43 years in education. Supporters give a final traditional school cheer at the retirement gathering for teacher Uwe Hoffmann,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (764+ words) Monroe Catholic High School's Class of 2026 march to Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" during their graduation ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2026. Monroe Catholic High School seniors toss their caps in celebration of their graduation on Friday, May 15, 2026. Monroe High School graduating seniors…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (71+ words) Diploma Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Monroe High School graduating senior Brayden Cruger receives his diploma as a Monroe teacher reads brief remarks on Cruger's goals on Friday, May 15, 2026. "Let's look back at some of our history together." Sam Dick, North Pole…...