"Almost every school system in nearly every community is at the point where everybody has some basic needs that are being challenged," said Association of Alaska School Boards Executive Director Lon Garrison on education funding in the state.

Kodiak College, which is affiliated with the University of Alaska Anchorage, led the effort for it, UAA, and Kenai Peninsula College to receive nearly $4 million each in federal funds to better serve migrant students.

Most of the one-time funding will go back to the district's fund balance, however KIBSD will also retain two previously cut positions as one-year contracts.

Students staying on the island will no longer be able to directly enroll in a four-year degree. Students will instead have to enroll in an RN program and later an RN to BSN program to get a Bachelor’s of Science.

Over 100 Kodiak High School students walked out of classes April 4 as part of a statewide protest over Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoing SB 140, a bill that would have permanently increased education funding. Students walked from the front entrance of the high school, down Mill Bay Road, and between Main Elementary and …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that would have permanently increased state education funding last week. The Alaska State Legislature failed to overturn that veto by one vote on March 18. As KMXT’s Brian Venua reports, school officials in Kodiak are left wondering when, or if, the state government will help. The Kodiak Island Borough …

Ouzinkie’s head teacher gave the school’s annual presentation for the Kodiak Island Borough School District Board of Education at its meeting on March 11. The district struggled to keep teachers in Ouzinkie last year, but now has a new pair to lead the elementary and secondary students and is fully staffed this year. The head …

The first draft of the Kodiak Island Borough School District’s budget includes staff and funding cuts for the upcoming school year. It comes at the same time as the State Legislature approved a bill to increase education funding – although it’s unclear whether it will ultimately be signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. As …

The head teacher in Port Lions urged the Kodiak Island Borough School District to address several maintenance issues during the district’s Board of Education meeting on Jan. 22. The Port Lions school has just two teachers – Shayla Demming handles the primary education and her partner, Ken Stockard, handles secondary education alongside a secretary/teacher’s aide. …