The software company, PowerSchool, gave the district an initial all-clear last week. But further examination by the district’s IT department revealed suspicious activity.
Education
UAF to get $7.5M for research into Alaska’s critical mineral potential
The university’s Institute of Northern Engineering will use a $7.5 million DOE grant to expand its ongoing survey of critical minerals in Alaska, and beyond.
Rural Alaska schools face funding shortfall after U.S. House fails to pass bipartisan bill
Districts face budget shortfalls with the failure of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act funding, aimed at schools located near federal lands.
With school funding dispute over, Juneau among four Alaska districts moving on without federally promised money
Alaska’s Department of Education claims victory in pandemic funding dispute, and will collect $17.5 million in federal reimbursements.
A community’s fight to save Unangam Tunuu on St. Paul Island
Unangam Tunuu is taught in only a handful of classes in the public school system, and outside these sessions, the language is seldom spoken in everyday conversation.
Students and teachers report a sharp decline in support for non-native English speakers in Ketchikan schools
The school district supports at least 84 students through its federally mandated English Language Learners’ program, but is it still meeting the level of need?