Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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CHALK TALK: Eureka! Eureka
by REBEKAH KITCHIN My name is Rebekah Kitchin, and I have fallen prey to a physics problem. Archimedes is fabled
CHALK TALK: Time to increase the BSA
by JILL SHOWMAN Over the past twenty years I have seen and felt the erosion of flat funding in our
CHALK TALK:Mat-Su School Budget
by REBECCA KITCHIN Once again, teachers are waiting to hear about school funding for the next school year, and I
Focus On Early Literacy Skills At Home and At School
by SUSAN R. STEELE Finger Lake Elementary Principal Many times families will ask what their child needs to know and
CHALK TALK: Choosing one’s words carefully
By JILL SHOWMAN Language is important. Even in today’s age of instantaneous communication, choosing one’s words should take
Trying to navigate today’s technology, just like Grandma
By JILL SHOWMAN My grandmother turned 101 in August. She is amazed with all the changes in technology. Three years
These politically interesting times call for a steady approach in education
By PRUDENCE MCKENNEY Remember the Robert Burns poem warning of what happens to the best-laid plans? This week I
Chalk Talk: Pay it forward
BRANDY BISHOP This August marked the beginning of my fourteenth year of teaching. As always, I spent the last days
The weight of words
By Brandy J. Bishop I believe we are made of words. Words are powerful. They give truth to our experiences.
Invasion of the Teenagers
Blake Livingston/Mat-Su Career and Technical School The dust-ridden, faded mustard-colored bus rambles to a screeching halt
Great volunteers make for great schools
By Diana Sloan-Basner Happy National Volunteer Month! This is a great time to honor our many wonderful volunteers who
Learning to Move, and Moving to Learn
Nancy Blake Earlier this month, Alaska State Senator Mia Costello sponsored a bill in Juneau to require a minimum of