Education

As the Alaska House of Representatives struggled to pass an omnibus education bill, Nome Public School Board met for a regular meeting, hearing from frustrated teachers and community members as the...
As education funding emerged front and center in the beginning of the 33rd Legislative session in Juneau, Nome Public Schools’ board of directors is grappling with the state-induced funding shortfall...
Alaska’s state representatives and senators returned to Juneau last week for the second regular session of the 33rd Legislature. Debates over education funding dominated the first week of the...
uperintendent of Nome Public Schools Jamie Burgess gives the State of the Schools presentation to the Nome Common Council on November 27.
Superintendent Jamie Burgess delivered her annual State of the Schools report to Mayor John Handeland and the Nome Common Council before their regular council meeting last Monday. Burgess discussed...
Five international teachers were set to begin the 2023 school year at Nome Public Schools, but three months later their arrival date is estimated for December, pending the approval of H1-B visas....
Following up on former School Board President Sandy Martinson’s resignation last meeting, the board reorganized their leadership positions. Darlene Trigg was elected board president. Bob Metcalf was...
CHAMPIONS— Qughsatkut WindBlazers and Coach Gladys Borillo (second from left), travelled to Colorado for the National KidWind Challenge. They won the coveted Blade Engineer Award for their baleen blades.
This year Nome Public Schools welcomes six international teachers to their staff, four of them from the Philippines. Bering Strait School District has 34 new teachers joining BSSD communities from...
2023 COMMENCEMENT— Northwest Campus’ Director Dr. Barb Amarok applauds the achievements of the class of 2023, during the commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 11 at Old St. Joe’s.
Nome’s Northwest Campus of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, College of Rural and Community Development held their 47th Annual Commencement on Thursday, May 11, at Old St. Joe’s Hall. UAF’s class...
Following the May 1 lockdown at Nome-Beltz Middle/High School, parents voiced concerns about the district’s response to the incident. When the Board of Education met last week, several parents gave...
Nome Public Schools will dip deeper into its savings next year if the Alaska State Legislature doesn’t increase funding to education, said Superintendent Jamie Burgess. Burgess presented the final...

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