This is part of Alaska Authors, an occasional series about authors and other literary figures with ties to the 49th state. “Working in rural Alaska is unique. All you have to do is spend some time off ...

For more than a decade, the Kuspuk School District asked Alaska's education department for the money to fix a rotting elementary school. The school, in the small and predominantly Indigenous community ...

The Alaska Legislature opened an 18-month study of the state’s troubled public education system on Tuesday as lawmakers convened the first meeting of their Task Force on Education Funding, established ...

According to a review of deeds and project funding agreements, Alaska’s education department has transferred ownership of 54 buildings to rural public school districts since 2003. That’s nearly four ...

Sleetmute, Alaska, students play soccer during recess last spring. In the coldest months, when temperatures fall well below zero, the kids can’t have recess because the gym is closed. (Photo by Emily ...

Alaska's rural schools are facing a public health and safety crisis from long-delayed repairs. For years, Alaska school districts statewide have submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in requests ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KYUK Public Media and NPR’s Station Investigations Team. When Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon toured the public ...