Education

A national legislators’ group is pushing Congress to give states more time to spend money for homeless students, but advocates say it may be too late for an extension.

The department is expected to report new information next year on how families of homeschooled students use the funds they are allotted.

The scores are similar to last year’s results overall, even though the state lowered its standards for the assessment in January.

Lawmakers say “small tweaks” to policy can attract and keep more teachers in Alaska’s classrooms.

A growing number of schools are considering restrictions on smartphones amid a wave of research showing digital devices can have detrimental impacts on learning and mental health.

Nikki Corbett and illustrator Katie O’Connor won a grant and, while juggling their responsibilities as parents and small-business owners, designed a coloring book for teaching the Yup’ik alphabet to young language learners.

Mat-Su Borough attorney Nick Spiropoulos told the committee his office has not determined the book is illegal.

The latest Youth Risk Behavior Survey found more anxiety and suicidal thoughts than earlier surveys, but also less use of harmful substances like tobacco and alcohol.

Students will be required to lock their phones in district-issued cases.

District leaders and teachers say their colleagues are leaving because of uncertainty in what is usually a stable profession.

The new report describes a substantial cost for families above what they receive in state child care assistance.

Alaska tribal groups, the University of Alaska Anchorage and the U.S. Department of Labor teamed up to increase the number of Alaska-grown teachers.

Legislators appropriated $5.2 million this year to fund the Alaska Reads Act that Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed.

Care providers say the money is going to salaries to retain teachers and keep centers open.

The Della Keats program introduces students from far-flung parts of Alaska to college courses, dorm life and big-city educational opportunities.

Award amounts for the college scholarship will increase by almost 50%, which supporters say should help keep more Alaska high school graduates studying in the state.

The court declined to rule on whether correspondence allotments could be used at private schools, sending the question back to a lower court.

The case could determine the fate of a publicly funded homeschooling option used by more than 22,000 Alaska students.

With the clock ticking on pandemic-era grants, state officials decided to foot the bill.

The Alaska Department of Law is relying on outside attorneys to argue a case that could determine the future of publicly funded home schooled programs.

State officials offered feds a $300,000 compromise instead of a $17 million adjustment.

Especially since the pandemic, the job market for qualified workers has been tight.

A law Dunleavy championed to improve reading outcomes in Alaska public schools has received mixed reviews from some Alaska teachers.