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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The debate over insuring Mat-Su teachers
by K.T. MCKEE Frontiersman.com PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough School Board meeting back on Dec. 6 had educators
ANSEP: Encouraging Alaska Grown engineers
By Janee Wilson For the Frontiersman WASILLA — STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. STEM workers use
Lives Rebuilt: Jonathan Hursh
By Amy Armstrong Frontiersman.com What a difference a year makes. This time last December, Jonathan Hursh was scrambling to
Local educators voice frustration at school board meeting
By TIM ROCKEY For the Frontiersman PALMER — Educators packed the Mat-Su Borough School District meeting Dec. 6 asking for
CHALK TALK: You are what you teach
By Rebekah Kitchin My husband loves idioms, cliches, and sage proverbs. As a long time administrator in our district, one
CHALK TALK: Positive school environments equal student success
By Susan R. Steele When I became the principal of Finger Lake Elementary School in 2015, it did not take
Wasilla High's Ford earns Rotary teacher of the year award
By JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Nathan Ford has been teaching and coaching in the Valley for 26 years and
SCHOOLS COLUMN: Defeating discrimination
By ALEX HARDY Of the 366 enrolled Houston High School students for the 2017-18 school year, 39 percent are
A principal of principles
By Lewis Bradley Charlie Akers was a principal with great principles at all levels of education in the Mat-Su
The good news is our priceless youth
By Paul Maguire I begin my Creative Writing Class at Wasilla Lake Christian School with a “Good of the Order”
Politicians should understand economic value of education
By Reps. Les Gara and Harriet Drummond Alaska parents understand better than anyone when their children’s opportunity to succeed
Stand up to support children and education
By Ron Fuhrer Spectrum As a new school year begins, parents and students are focused on new school schedules, extracurricular