Our community deserves better. Investing in our youth is key to long term thriving. I lay the blame firmly at the feet of Dunleavy and like minded folks who have set out to undermine public education. #alaskasky #education #anchorage #anchorageschooldistrict #republicans
Anchorage School District classrooms are likely to get even more crowded next year. Ever-increasing class sizes over the years have put more strain on teachers as well as added to frustration for parents of students. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Class sizes likely to get bigger as Anchorage schools look to close budget gap
Ever-increasing class sizes have added strain on teachers with more students than they have time for, and parents who are frustrated with their child’s limited access to educators.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Our community deserves better. Investing in our youth is key to long term thriving. I lay the blame firmly at the feet of Dunleavy and like minded folks who have set out to undermine public education. #alaskasky #education #anchorage #anchorageschooldistrict #republicans
👇👇👇Whooohoo! good on you! You are my fave dedicated public servant. See you on Jan 14, 530-730pm Muldoon Elementary. Pizza while supplies last. #akleg #anchorage #anchorageschooldistrict #ASD
January 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
👇👇👇Whooohoo! good on you! You are my fave dedicated public servant. See you on Jan 14, 530-730pm Muldoon Elementary. Pizza while supplies last. #akleg #anchorage #anchorageschooldistrict #ASD
#AnchorageSchoolDistrict absolutely should be consolidating schools to use their resources efficiently. AND the #akleg should be adequately funding public education. #alaskasky
Anchorage School Board members are beginning to grapple with a bleak preliminary budget for the district that proposes significant cuts to nearly every department.
More school closures possible as Anchorage School District seeks to address $90M budget deficit
This year, Anchorage School Board members are telling the public not to rely on late-arriving funding to save the day.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
#AnchorageSchoolDistrict absolutely should be consolidating schools to use their resources efficiently. AND the #akleg should be adequately funding public education. #alaskasky
Check in with the educators you know. Talk with your neighbors . It would be a shame for this to sneak up on community members. #alaskasky #anchorage #anchorageschooldistrict #anchorageeducationassociation #education
The Anchorage Education Association is warning of a potential strike vote as it prepares to head to arbitration with the Anchorage School District amid an impasse over a new contract for teachers. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Anchorage teachers union warns of potential strike vote heading into arbitration
District officials say state funding and rising health care costs for teachers are beyond their control.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Check in with the educators you know. Talk with your neighbors . It would be a shame for this to sneak up on community members. #alaskasky #anchorage #anchorageschooldistrict #anchorageeducationassociation #education
I’m really trying to accept this at face value and not view it as public positioning in reaction to teacher contract negotiations. #asd #alaskasky #education #anchorage #anchorageeducationassociation #anchorageschooldistrict
The Anchorage School District plans to institute a hiring freeze starting Dec. 1 that would extend through the end of the school year.
Anchorage School District announces hiring freeze amid $77M budget shortfall
A district official said the move was made “in anticipation of the need to significantly reduce positions to balance the district’s budget for next year.”
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November 28, 2025 at 5:38 AM
I’m really trying to accept this at face value and not view it as public positioning in reaction to teacher contract negotiations. #asd #alaskasky #education #anchorage #anchorageeducationassociation #anchorageschooldistrict
Anchorage School District faces $90M deficit, proposes cutting hundreds of positions www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/01/31/a... #alaskasky #educationfunding #akleg #anchorageschooldistrict
Anchorage School District faces $90M deficit, proposes cutting hundreds of positions
The Anchorage School District is facing a $90 million deficit for fiscal year 2027, prompting officials to propose sweeping cuts that would eliminate more than 380 full-time positions and numerous pro...
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January 31, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Anchorage School District faces $90M deficit, proposes cutting hundreds of positions www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/01/31/a... #alaskasky #educationfunding #akleg #anchorageschooldistrict
Glad to see it settled, allowing everyone to focus on communicating to the public and legislators about the need for increased and sustainable funding- and the need to fix retirement for Tier 3 Teacher Retirement System members. #alaskasky #akleg #educationfunding #anchorageschooldistrict
The Anchorage Education Association voted to ratify a three-year contract with the Anchorage School District. The contract provides significant increases in pay and health care contributions for the union's approximately 2,800 members.
Anchorage teachers union ratifies 3-year contract with school district
The new contract provides raises in pay and health care contributions to union members.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Glad to see it settled, allowing everyone to focus on communicating to the public and legislators about the need for increased and sustainable funding- and the need to fix retirement for Tier 3 Teacher Retirement System members. #alaskasky #akleg #educationfunding #anchorageschooldistrict
#Anchorage book lovers. The #AnchorageSchoolDistrict Controversial Review Committee, which handles challenges to school library books, is taking applications for new members. More information can be found here:
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November 18, 2025 at 5:43 AM
#Anchorage book lovers. The #AnchorageSchoolDistrict Controversial Review Committee, which handles challenges to school library books, is taking applications for new members. More information can be found here:
July 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
shorturl.at/sF0Dq I was the designated "Baton Teacher" Longer story, we got sent the wrong kind of batons-- as in music director batons. Be that as it may, I met and got to know people who are in my civic life arena. I had a fantastic time! Great job y'all! #HBCU #AnchorageSchoolDistrict
Anchorage marching band camp set for Juneteenth celebration spotlight
The camp is centered around a marching band style that organizers say is deeply tied to historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs.
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June 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
shorturl.at/sF0Dq I was the designated "Baton Teacher" Longer story, we got sent the wrong kind of batons-- as in music director batons. Be that as it may, I met and got to know people who are in my civic life arena. I had a fantastic time! Great job y'all! #HBCU #AnchorageSchoolDistrict
Relieved to see this compromise brought forward. I support it but hear a lot of negativity from colleagues. Really curious what Tier 3 educators think of it. Will they support it? Does it make sense for them to stay in education for this kind of compensation? #anchorageschooldistrict #education
After negotiating for more than a year, the Anchorage School District and the local teachers’ union have come to a tentative contract agreement.
Anchorage School District and teachers union reach tentative contract after months of negotiation
If approved, the three-year contract would increase teacher salaries by 5% in each of the first two years and by 4% in the third.
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January 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Relieved to see this compromise brought forward. I support it but hear a lot of negativity from colleagues. Really curious what Tier 3 educators think of it. Will they support it? Does it make sense for them to stay in education for this kind of compensation? #anchorageschooldistrict #education
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Going on until 1 pm at Bartlett HS. Come understand how budget cuts will impact students. #alaskasky #education #AnchorageSchoolDistrict #Anchorage
Going on until 1 pm at Bartlett HS. Come understand how budget cuts will impact students. #alaskasky #education #AnchorageSchoolDistrict #Anchorage
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Going on until 1 pm at Bartlett HS. Come understand how budget cuts will impact students. #alaskasky #education #AnchorageSchoolDistrict #Anchorage
Going on until 1 pm at Bartlett HS. Come understand how budget cuts will impact students. #alaskasky #education #AnchorageSchoolDistrict #Anchorage
#AnchorageSchoolDistrict announced a weather closure day today. Stay off the icy roads and be safe. #alaskasky #anchorage #education
December 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#AnchorageSchoolDistrict announced a weather closure day today. Stay off the icy roads and be safe. #alaskasky #anchorage #education
Thank you to the #anchorageassembly members who voted to add the educational tax levy to the April municipal ballot. If approved by voters, it could offset a $89 million deficit by about $11.8 million. #education #anchorageschooldistrict
Mayor Suzanne LaFrance announced a proposal for a one-time, $12 million levy for the Anchorage School District. In doing so, she asked the Assembly to set aside other revenue measures, including her own 3% sales tax proposal.
Mayor asks Anchorage Assembly to set aside sales tax proposal in favor of plan to help fund schools
The proposal comes as the Anchorage School District faces an $83 million operational funding shortfall for the upcoming school year.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Thank you to the #anchorageassembly members who voted to add the educational tax levy to the April municipal ballot. If approved by voters, it could offset a $89 million deficit by about $11.8 million. #education #anchorageschooldistrict