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 […]
As children return to classrooms while the coronavirus pandemic rages on, members of U.S. school boards endure hostility and threats over mask, testing, and vaccine policies. A Republican running for elected office in a Pennsylvania county on Sunday provided yet another example of the vitriol and even potential danger that school board members face over Covid-19 […]
May 10, 2021 (Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has directed the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Spill Prevention and Response (SPAR) to allocate up to $2.5 million for the safe removal of asbestos and debris left behind after an abandoned school building in Chevak burned to the ground last March. Following […]
Alaska State Troopers and Deputy Fire Marshals report that two Chevak men are still missing and unaccounted for following a fire that completely destroyed the old school in that community early Monday morning. Troopers were made aware of the blaze at 9 am on Monday by the Chevak Village Police Officers. They reported to troopers […]
