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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Alaska advocates submit petition signatures to put minimum wage increase on ballot
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Supporters of a ballot initiative that would increase the minimum wage increase, mandate paid sick
Looking back on the last school year and ahead to 2023-24
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Last school year saw many highs, many lows, frustrations and controversies as the Matansuka Susitna
“Members are very passionate and very upset, but we do not want to put the community through a strike.” Mat-Su teachers’ union ratifies contract.
Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Over the weekend, the Mat-Su Education Association (MSEA), which represents over 1,200 educators in
Mat-Su teachers’ union ratifies contract
By Katie Stavick Frontiersan.com Late Saturday afternoon, the Mat-Su Education Association (MSEA) union that covers teachers in the
Kennith A. Stroble
Kennith A. Stroble, 59, of Wasilla, Alaska, died Thursday, June 29, 2023, at his summer home in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. Born
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Make MSBSD great again: Support teachers To the editor If you've heard grumblings in the MSBSD recently and
A bill to get nurses licensed more quickly in Alaska faces pushback from unions
By Claire Stemple Alaska Beacon Alaska’s nurse shortage is widely acknowledged, but there’s less consensus on how to
"We do not want to spend a single day on the picket line instead of educating children." Mat-Su Education Association votes to strike
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com In a vote to determine whether to authorize a strike, should it come to that,
Mat-Su Education Association authorizes strike vote on Wednesday
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com During what is supposed to be the highlight of the school year, graduation week, the
Mat-Su Education Association authorizes strike vote on Wednesday.
Katie Stavick Frontiersman During what is supposed to be the highlight of the school year, graduation week, the Mat-Su
SBS factory workers vote to leave union
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Workers at the Spenard Building Supply (SBS) factory recently voted to remove the Pacific Northwest
'Thank you to everyone': Relief, resiliency mark end of school bus driver strike
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Five weeks after walking off the job, Mat-Su school bus drivers returned to transporting