Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Archives

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Alaska’s Education Dept. has proposed a rule change to preserve federal funding. It could cost local schools millions

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 27, 2025 | Local News, Syndicated

In what is already a difficult year for school funding in Alaska, a serious threat has emerged from an unlikely source: The state’s Department of 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

Mt. Edgecumbe superintendent resigns

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Jan 12, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

J Thayne turned in his resignation on Friday afternoon, after just six months as head of the state-run boarding school. He will be replaced for the rest of the school year by Bill Hutton, who held the post from 2008 to 2010. Read More