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Decision will become a ‘hot-button legislative item’ in final weeks of session, lawmakers say.
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Bethel high school students walked out of classes on Thursday, April 4, joining students from around the state in protesting what they call “the Alaska Legislature’s failure to fund our schools.”
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On July 13, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland signed a direct hire agreement with the Alaska Native Science and Engineering program, or ANSEP. That means ANSEP students will have more chances to land federal jobs.
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Team building exercises and growth mindset activities challenged students at this year's Teaching Through Tech or T3 Student Leadership Conference, which was held over Labor Day weekend. Students flew into four hubs: Bethel, Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks. The four hubs shared and collaborated remotely.
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Schools in the Lower Kuskokwim School District were in lockdown on Tuesday morning, Sept 26. This was the second time in one week that the school district had been threatened.
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In the nearly 40 years since the Yupiit School District was formed, nothing has come easy. The district has faced chronic issues with funding, teacher turnover, low attendance, and low test scores, often leading to friction with the state education department. But they’re working to change that.
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Administrators said that they’re disappointed and concerned by the cut, the biggest single veto from this year’s budget.
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The nearly 30-year-old program helps some struggling Alaska high school teenagers turn their lives around.
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The program aims at preserving language while meeting real demand for translators and interpreters.
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Bethel Regional High School held their commencement ceremony on May 19, 2023. Principal Alicia Miner gave the welcome address. Afterwards, the two student-selected speakers, Mason Fitka and Kendal Herron, gave their speech.
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In isolated, rural school districts, hiring teachers is only half the battle – keeping them is hard too. One Alaska program has a research-backed approach to helping teachers stick with it.
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The cultural center in Bethel was full of friends, family, and community leaders. They gathered to celebrate the latest graduates from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Kuskokwim Campus.