This article was originally published in Alaska Beacon. When the only preschool teacher left Harold Kaveolook School in Kaktovik, a village of around 250 people on the northern coast of Alaska, ...

When the only preschool teacher left Harold Kaveolook School in Kaktovik, a village of around 250 people on the northern coast of Alaska, Chelsea Brower was in charge. It was January and she had been ...

A bill aimed at attracting and keeping quality teachers in Alaska classrooms became law on Monday without Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature. The law’s changes to current education policy are threefold: ...

A dog sled racer on the trail between the villages of Selawik and Ambler. (Photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS) Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in Mile Markers, a twice monthly newsletter ...

Due to the success of the State Department's J-1 Visa program, the Kuspuk School District and other rural districts in Alaska are looking at ways to utilize other visa programs to keep foreign ...

Alaska schools are hiring teachers from the Philippines amid a massive national shortage. It’s the latest wave of immigrants from Southeast Asia to come to the state. This is part one of a five part ...

It's hard to hire and retain teachers. So some school districts rely on special visas to bring teachers from other countries into American classrooms. In Alaska's rural school districts, foreign ...

FRAMINGHAM - One high school science teacher is deciding how to make a difference with the opportunity of a lifetime, a fellowship that will take her to Alaska. "When I heard I was ecstatic and I had ...

Apprentice Jana Esmailka works at the school in Anaktuvuk Pass and is pursuing teaching credentials with an additional Tribal Educator certification from Arctic Slope Community Foundation. (Image ...

Serjoe Gutierrez stood above the Kodiak High School Orchestra, violin in hand, as students rifled through their sheet music for pieces like “The Barber of Seville” and “Canyon Sunset.” Gutierrez often ...

Teacher retention and recruitment is difficult and some schools make use of J-1 Visas to recruit teachers from outside the U.S. In one rural... When special education teacher Dale Ebcas moved from his ...