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Test results point to achievement gaps among Sitka’s students

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Oct 24, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s students are performing above the state average -- but the test scores are nothing to brag about. Instead, the results help identify underperforming populations in the schools. Read More

Arts group boosts PAC funding; school district to resume testing

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 14, 2016 | Local News

The Sitka School District will resume taking standardized tests this year. The district also received a $12,000 financial boost from the performing arts. Read More

Gray wants to lead Sitka’s schools away from ‘FedEd’

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 9, 2016 | Election Coverage

Ed Gray doesn’t just want to sit on the school board -- he’d like to lead it. The two-time school-board candidate disagrees with the district’s direction and approach to education. Read More

State calls off student testing

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Apr 4, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

Upwards of 70,000 students were scheduled to take Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP) assessments across a five-week window, but in a press release issued on Friday (04-01-16), Alaska's Department of Education & Early Development called the whole thing off. Read More