(Juneau, AK) – The public comment period for the 2021 Regional Educational Attendance Area (REAA) Reapportionment is now open. Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAAs) are educational areas established in an unorganized borough of Alaska. Alaska Statutes require that within 90 days of the Federal decennial census, the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED), in […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has declared Sept. 19-25 Alaska Adult Education and Family Literacy Week. “More than 42,000 Alaskans over the age of 18 are without a high school diploma. The Alaska Adult Education Program is working to change that,” said Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Dr. Tamika L. Ledbetter. “Helping […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Representatives Don Young (R-AK) and Mike Levin (D-CA) introduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act to fully fund the federal Impact Aid program, which supports K-12 public schools on federal land. The bipartisan bill creates a five-year plan to fund Impact Aid with $1.1 billion. A fact sheet on the bill is […]
(Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Thursday introduced a budget bill to provide for a $2,350 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and fully fund Alaska’s student scholarship programs. Following the release of the legislative Fiscal Policy Working Group’s report, and conversations between the Dunleavy administration and legislative leadership about their interest in working toward a […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Wednesday, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy and the state’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, publicly encouraged every eligible Alaskan to be vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. The Governor, who contracted and recovered from COVID-19 in February 2021, made the decision to be vaccinated in June. “Alaskans, by working together since early 2020, […]
Amidst a nationwide teacher shortage, the University of Alaska is focused on increasing its teacher pipeline to provide the state with the workforce it needs and help shape the future of Alaska. We know that when incoming students weigh their career options, they’re looking at choices from an economic perspective,” said Steve Atwater, executive dean […]
Over a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, life is slowly beginning to return to normal for many Americans. All adults are now eligible for vaccination, and, according to the CDC, over half have received their first dose. One-third are even fully vaccinated. But several aspects of life remain interrupted. This is especially true for education: At […]
BETHEL, Alaska – With the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program’s new Acceleration Academy (Bethel), students across Lower Kuskokwim region have a chance to go from eighth grade to a bachelor’s degree in five to six years and save up to $75,000 in college costs. Currently offered in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, ANSEP’s full-time […]
