Senate Bill 34 says that five schools will be chosen for the pilot projects and they could open as soon as fall 2025.
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How Yup’ik dance returned to Napaskiak after a 70-year absence
Some groups are just beginning to dance together again after two years of the pandemic, but the village of Napaskiak remembers a longer period without the drums.
New provision of Violence Against Women Act empowers tribal governments to exercise jurisdiction on tribal land
The bill establishes a pilot program for tribes to exercise what’s called special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction.
After nearly a month, Hooper Bay has plugged the 40-foot hole in its sewage lagoon
The sewage has been flowing into a slough, an important subsistence location for the coastal community.
Bethel Yup’ik immersion school will add 7th and 8th grade at new campus
The state board of education approved the Lower Kuskokwim School District’s request to expand Ayaprun into the extra grade levels.
Underdog Toksook Bay wins state 1A basketball tournament
The Islanders used their speed and ball handling to match up against Wolves’ size.