Alaska State Troopers responded to the Tok School on Friday morning after a report of a theft there. Troopers went to the school in Tok at 9:30 am on August 1 to investigate the theft of three computers from the school. The investigation showed that a Apple iMac desktop and two Apple MacBook laptops were […]
ANCHORAGE: In Anchorage, Juneau and Fairbanks, Gov. Parnell’s budget is forcing property tax rate increases and teacher layoffs. By “locking in” three more years of education cuts, the legislature has forced local governments to choose between teacher layoffs and higher taxes. The damage is even worse in Fairbanks because reduced pipeline property taxes are shifting […]
WASHINGTON — Despite the stereotype that boys do better in math and science, girls have made higher grades than boys throughout their school years for nearly a century, according to a new analysis published by the American Psychological Association. “Although gender differences follow essentially stereotypical patterns on achievement tests in which boys typically score higher […]