education

Oct. 1 is the deadline for the three groups to get their full charter applications into the school district.

On this week’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Superintendent Clayton Holland.

Advocates say it will help more Alaska students qualify for and use the program, which gives money to Alaska’s high performing students to use at in-state universities.

The vote came two days after Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state budget, which included more than $11.4 million in extra, one-time money for the district.

The summer programming is a mandate of the Alaska Reads Act.

About 32% of students statewide, and about 37% Kenai Peninsula students, are considered proficient in English and math by this year's AK STAR assessments. But administrators say the data won't be helpful for setting educational targets until next year, when schools have two years of baseline testing data.

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The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is building up its in-school and after-school programs for Alaska Native students with help from a federal grant.The tribe’s…

Fall marks the end of Seward’s busy tourism season. But as summer ends, a new class of students is just starting at the Alaska Vocational Technical…