Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Kenai Peninsula students consistently score higher on standardized tests than the statewide average. But a majority are not considered proficient.

When considering which schools to close, Superintendent Clayton Holland says the 12-person committee will consider building conditions and deferred maintenance, potential cost savings and larger regional impacts.

School board members Monday OK’d $1.83 million worth of spending – more than half of the roughly $3 million the district received because of the veto override.

Now, students may apply to serve on the council or a commission even if they don’t live in the city of Kenai. But they must go to school in Kenai. The city will now also consider sophomores, in addition to juniors and seniors.

The data center Murkowski and Trusty toured is a sort-of nerve center for the school district. It complements school-based servers by enabling the district to offer services more efficiently at one location instead of having to duplicate services at every site.

Thousands of students returned to Kenai Peninsula Borough School District classrooms Wednesday for the first day of the new school year.

The Alaska Legislature on Saturday overrode Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s partial veto of education money lawmakers approved last session.

Prosecutors say the abuse occurred over multiple years, starting in 2013 when the student was 14 years old.

This new reporting series from KDLL examines the impact and legacy of federal COVID-19 relief funds distributed to the Kenai Peninsula.

This week, a trio of Alaska school districts joined others around the country in suing the federal government over the funding freeze.