This Day in Alaska History-October 16th, 1917
NANA Allocates $1.5m to Fund Northwest Arctic Borough School District Early Learning Programs
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – As of Oct. 1, NANA Regional Corporation, Inc. (NANA) provided $1.5 million in pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) funding to the Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD), a decision made by the NANA Board of Directors in their Sept. 2 special board meeting. “The NANA board knows our children are our future. One of our […]
Rep. Andi Story introduces bills to improve K-12 education funding
JUNEAU – Six years of loss, due to flat education funding and inflation, would be reversed under a series of bill introduced on the House Floor today by Rep. Andi Story to increase the per-pupil amount school districts receive from the state. The Base Student Allocation (BSA) for grades K-12 has not been increased since FY2017. In […]
House Lawmakers seek to Establish State-wide Pre-Kindergarten Program
Juneau –Representative’s Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks), Les Gara (D-Anchorage), Andy Josephson (D-Anchorage), Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage), Sam Kito III (D-Juneau) and Dan Ortiz (I-Ketchikan) have pre-filed legislation to create a statewide, voluntary pre-kindergarten program to prepare Alaska’s children for entry into the education system. “Pre-kindergarten programs are a win-win solution for Alaska,” said Rep. Kawasaki. “They increase […]