Alaska K-12 News | Superintendent's Corner https://superintendentscorner.com/state-alaska The latest Alaska school district news. en-us When This Small Alaska Town Was Given $1 Million, Child Care Was Top Priority https://www.the74million.org/article/when-this-small-alaska-town-was-given-1-million-child-care-was-the-top-priority/ https://www.the74million.org/article/when-this-small-alaska-town-was-given-1-million-child-care-was-the-top-priority/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000 The 74 Budget & FinanceAlaska This story about child care solutions was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on education. SEWARD, Alaska — It was 2018 when Casie Warner first realized there was a major... Sen. Murkowski Pushes for Delayed Federal Grants for Alaska Native Education https://www.the74million.org/article/sen-murkowski-pushes-for-delayed-federal-grants-for-alaska-native-education/ https://www.the74million.org/article/sen-murkowski-pushes-for-delayed-federal-grants-for-alaska-native-education/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000 The 74 Budget & FinanceAlaska The U.S. Department of Education is expected to award $41.3 million in grant funding through the Alaska Native Education Program to 26 Alaska grantees after some delay, according to an announcement from Alaska... Trump’s moves to break up Education Department generate new bipartisan resistance in Senate https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/31/trump-break-up-education-department-reversed-senate-bipartisan-bill/ https://www.chalkbeat.org/2026/07/31/trump-break-up-education-department-reversed-senate-bipartisan-bill/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 22:05:48 +0000 Chalkbeat Policy & LegislationAlaskaMaine Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, seen here at a June 17 Senate education committee meeting, joined Democrats to support a bill reversing Trump administration moves to break up the... Alaska Districts Close 12 Schools This Year, Amid Severe Budget Cuts https://www.the74million.org/article/alaska-districts-close-12-schools-this-year-amid-severe-budget-cuts/ https://www.the74million.org/article/alaska-districts-close-12-schools-this-year-amid-severe-budget-cuts/ Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:30:00 +0000 The 74 Budget & FinanceAlaska Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state — in Anchorage, Wasilla,...