Jill Lenhard returns to teach in Petersburg under complicated circumstances
Longtime teacher Jill Lenhard will be returning to the Petersburg School District this fall (Photo...
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Tag: education funding
Karen Morrison appointed as deputy commissioner at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Karen Morrison as deputy commissioner at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Childhood Education.
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Petersburg students petition Borough Assembly to support local schools
Petersburg’s April 15 Borough Assembly meeting drew a small crowd to the Assembly Chambers. A group of eight high school students sat in on the meeting. They were there to ask the Assembly to consider the needs of local schools as they build the Borough’s operating budget for 2025.
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Petersburg residents march to demand more state education funding
Around 100 people, many wearing red, flooded the sidewalks of Petersburg’s downtown on April 24. They were marching in support of increased state funding for education.
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School district draft budget includes many cuts
The Petersburg School Board gets an update from Director of Finance Shannon Baird during...
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Stedman principal Heather Conn wins statewide award
Last week the Alaska Association of Elementary School Principals announced that Petersburg’s Heather Conn is the National Distinguished Principal for 2024. Conn has been the principal of Rae C. Stedman Elementary since 2019. Before that she taught 4th grade and special education at the school.
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Petersburg students join statewide protest against education funding cuts
Dozens of Petersburg High School students marched out of class and into the streets on the morning of April 4th with signs in their hands and a message on their lips in support of state education funding.
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House District 2 Rep. Rebecca Himschoot celebrates bipartisan education bill, but says “there’s a long way to go”
District 2 Rep. Rebecca Himschoot voted for a bipartisan education bill worth almost $250 million. KFSK’s Shelby Herbert caught up with Rep. Himschoot while she was in Petersburg meeting with constituents. She says the education bill feels like a huge win for Alaska schools.
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