Nicole Herbert will take on the role in March. She currently serves as the director of accounting services for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.
Education
Report: Southeast Alaska is projected to lose nearly a fifth of its population by 2050
According to a recent report by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, it’s due to a mixture of increased outmigration and deaths outnumbering births in the region.
Juneau high school students get hands-on experience with new Diesel 101 class
The district debuted the course as young people are rethinking the value of traditional bachelor’s degrees.
Alaska school districts could take financial hit as education department considers tighter limits on local funding
Anchorage and Juneau schools appear to face the biggest hit, but education officials warn the impacts could be felt more widely.
How candidates for the Alaska Legislature are talking about education as Election Day nears
A vote on overriding the governor’s veto of an education bill has come up repeatedly in talks with voters, candidates said.
Alaska Native scholars propose statewide reading standards for the state’s Indigenous languages
Until this month, there was no measure by which its schools could gauge reading competency in Alaska’s 23 officially-recognized Indigenous languages.