One of the grants that was partially cut provides financial support to universities with large Alaska Native student populations such as the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham. That grant is called Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions.

President Donald Trump announced plans to increase the cost of some types of work visas on Friday. It’s the latest move to tighten national immigration policy, and encourage domestic hiring, but more clarity is needed.

Town elementary schedules and bus routes are shifting, cell phones were banned in the high school during instruction, and the district is opening honors classes for both middle and high schoolers this year. Classes start on Tuesday, Sept. 2.

The Trump administration froze billions of dollars in education funding last month, and put Kodiak’s sole General Educational Development, or GED, program in limbo. Then, in late July, the administration said it was releasing most, but not all, of that money.

The Alaska Legislature overturned yet another attempt to slash education funding by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The federal government also is set to release previously frozen education grants.

It's another hit to Alaska school budgets after Gov. Mike Dunleavy cut funding approved by the state Legislature in June.

Kodiak College is joining a list of educational institutions left scrambling after the White House froze billions in grants on Monday. Campus staff say the future of some programs is uncertain.

Alaska’s public schools will receive $500 more per student next year. It's the first permanent education funding increase since Gov. Mike Dunleavy took office, but he cut it again after the state's Legislature overrode a previous veto.

An "unidentified attendee" got on stage and interrupted a performer in Des Moines, Iowa, which led to the crowd evacuating. No major injuries were reported by the National Speech and Debate Association, however at least two Alaska teens were bruised in the rush.

The end of the school year usually means the start of fun summer adventures. But in Kodiak, it’s bittersweet. North Star Elementary is closing, and much of the town elementary school staff are getting shuffled around as the two remaining buildings separate into upper and lower elementary schools.