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Judson ISD leaders say district must cut 500 positions to balance budget
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (700+ words) The Judson Independent School District is looking to cut more than 500 positions next school year'to slash a $35 million budget shortfall. The job cuts likely won't bring widespread layoffs. Earlier this year, the district voted to close four schools including three…...
Twin Falls School District faces staffing cuts as enrollment drops
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (34+ words) yahoo. com Twin Falls School District faces staffing cuts as enrollment drops and a new charter school opens. Here is how the district is adapting....
Alaska school district officials urge lawmakers to address teacher shortages, financial strain
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1389+ words) Alaska superintendents, principals and school officials delivered sobering testimony to lawmakers at the Alaska State Capitol last week. They painted a picture of schools struggling to continue to support teachers and students amid budget shortfalls, cuts to programs, teacher shortages,…...
Alaska city has first above-freezing day since Halloween
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (134+ words) Winter is loosening its grip on Fairbanks, Alaska, after making history Thursday marked the first day the temperature climbed above freezing since Oct. 31, 2025, snapping a 152-day sub-freezing streak that stands as the longest on record. On more than 30 nights, temperatures…...
Man guilty of health care fraud involving "foot baths
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (317+ words) (WBRE/WYOU) " A Florida man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud that involved lying to patients to purchase "foot baths," investigators reported. Frank Suess, 79, of Wellington, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud…...
Alaska Senate advances constitutional amendment to establish education fund
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (488+ words) The Alaska Senate on Wednesday advanced a constitutional amendment that would establish a dedicated fund for public education. If passed, lawmakers could design a new source of state revenue to go toward the fund that would be used specifically for…...
Alaska villagers evacuated during ex-Typhoon Halong plan for new homes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1246+ words) Residents of the two Western Alaska communities hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong have reached a consensus about their futures: they want to move their villages entirely. In the Yup'ik village of Kipnuk, where almost all of the…...
Hays CISD to cut positions and boost class sizes to reduce budget by $12 M
1+ week, 6+ day ago (738+ words) Next year, the Hays Consolidated Independent School District will cut 125 positions, eliminate some teaching stipends, increase class sizes and reduce the number of athletic teams available for students in hopes of slashing $12. 3 million from its nearly $240 million budget. While the…...
Inside the schools Alaska ignored
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (518+ words) Sleetmute, Alaska, students play soccer during recess last spring. In the coldest months, when temperatures fall well below zero, the kids can't have recess because the gym is closed. (Emily Schwing/KYUK) Pro Publica has previously reported on how restrictive…...
Low-Pressure Systems 'Beautifully' Swirl Off Coast of Alaska
2+ week, 2+ day ago (184+ words) A pair of low-pressure systems swirled over the Gulf of Alaska from March 21 to 23. Timelapse satellite footage from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) shows the systems from Saturday to Monday. "We're reviewing this captivating imagery of…...