Education

On Tuesday’s school board meting, the board voted on four resolutions regarding data usage and social awareness.

In the continuation of our three part series on the school board meeting that took place Tuesday evening, the board decided to postpone the vote for in person learning in High School.

UAF installs cutting edge new satellite antennae off the Richardson highway

According to a press release from Assistant Superintendent Luke Meinert, sporting events and activities will continue in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District despite currently being in the Red Zone.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District School Board voted to allow in person learning for elementary schools and middle schools dependent on the COVID case count, but postponed the decision to approve in person learning for high schools.

According to a letter released on Sunday, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Superintendent Karen Gaborik has indicated her intention to retire from her position, effective June 30th of 2021.

Clare House is a shelter for women and their children that has at least a dozen children learning online.

Fairbanks Spruce Tree Montessori School closes for two weeks due to COVID concerns.

A new graduate program at UAF’s College of Fisheries and Ocean Science aims to both elevate indigenous knowledge on fisheries in Alaska, and also equip more Alaskan Native students to be leaders in organizations involved with managing the resource.

Melting glacial ice presents new scientific concerns for Alaska’s water quality. Srijan Aggarwal receives a National Science Foundation grant to research this developing phenomenon.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks has recently signed a new 5-year Educational Partnership Agreement with the Air Force Research Lab, allowing them to loan laboratory equipment to the university, provide AFRL science and engineering specialists to teach science courses, provide internship opportunities to students, and involve both students and faculty in national defense research projects.

After the second day of discussion the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District School Board has voted to start the first phase in reopening schools.

After over 6 hours of discussion and public testimony, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District School Board voted to continue discussion on the Phase-in Return To School Plan from Tuesday’s board meeting to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2020.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, in consultation with their School Medical Advisory Committee, is moving into the Operational Red Zone effective 4:00 p.m. Monday, August 31.

Students are coming back to the University of Alaska Fairbanks for the first time since March. They are coming back to a different university though, one with mandatory masks, testing and social distancing.

Monday is the start of the fall semester at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Students have already began moving back into dorms and getting settled to their new life. Wednesday the University held a press conference to discuss changes at the school and some of the safety measures they are taking.

The 2020-2021 school year began for the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District on Thursday, August 20th.

In a vote of 6 to 1, the FNSB School Board voted in favor of school activities continuing despite the current pandemic.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents are no longer considering a proposed merger of the University of Alaska Southeast and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, officials said.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board voted to start schooling remotely for the 2020-2021 school year, a decision which will be reevaluated at every subsequent regular meeting of the board.

With so much uncertainty around back-to-school plans, more parents are choosing homeschooling options.

Schools in Anchorage will not open for in-person classes in the fall, but will instead begin with online-only learning five days a week as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increases.

The Anchorage School District announced in a letter to parents “ASD’s schools will start in a high-risk model.”

The University of Alaska Fairbanks implemented a new policy requiring face coverings on July 23.

The University of Alaska Fairbanks was ranked as the nation’s top school in Times Higher Education’s 2020 Impact Ranking for quality education.

In a newsletter released Wednesday evening, Superintendent Gaborik has listed the learning options available for students this Fall.

Private schools in Fairbanks are in the process of planning for the 2020-2021 school year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s a question on the minds of many parents, teachers and staff: should children be returning to school in-person this year?

The University of Alaska Board of Regents announced Tuesday that it has selected Pat Pitney to serve as the university’s interim president.

On July 1st, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Superintendent Karen Gaborik held a webinar in which she presented phase one of the district’s Smart Start plan to safely reopen schools in August.