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Whether to vote yes or no on Proposition "a" in the May 7 special election was debated at the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Snowy, wet conditions weren’t enough to deter students from around the Matanuska Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) from taking part in a state-wide student walk out Thursday morning, a response

HB 392 carries many of the same items as SB 140, including a $680 increase to the Base Student Allocation.

With charter schools in the news recently, it is worth examining the model and how it is being applied in Juneau’s only current charter school. Charter schools in Alaska were first authorized in 1995 as an opportunity to offer an optional, specialized-focused, public-school program that is supported by local school districts.

Students across Alaska, walked out in support of increased education funding from the state after Gov. Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have added approximately $16 million in funds to the local school district.

Scores of students march from JDHS to the offices of the governor and other lawmakers.

Scores of students march from JDHS to the offices of the governor and other lawmakers.

Alaska could miss out on millions in federal education funding because it has not complied with federal grant requirements.

With belt-tightening and some assumptions for increases in one-time state funding the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District will run have a balanced budget this year, according to budget documents presented to

Seven Republican legislators issued a letter Tuesday calling for Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education President Brandy Harty to apologize and step down for remarks she made at school