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    Education
    West Homer Elementary School Principal Eric Waltenbaugh. (Homer News file photo)
    Opinion: Alaska homeschools are in a race to...
    By Eric Waltenbaugh • March 6, 2025 1:30 am

    Imagine a school of nearly 23,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade with thousands of teachers. There are no licensing…

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    Virginia Morgan speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School budget scenarios would cut staffing, programs
    By Jacob Dye • March 5, 2025 1:30 am

    Even at the highest level of funding, the drafts describe significant cuts.

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    Penny Vadla and Assistant Superintendent Kari Dendurent listen to a presentation on proposed school closures during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education in Homer, Alaska, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    School board strikes 6 schools from closure consideration
    By Jacob Dye • March 5, 2025 1:30 am

    The board will continue to consider closing Nikolaevsk School, Sterling and Tustumena.

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    Opinion: The urgent call for education reform in Alaska
    Opinion: The urgent call for education reform in...
    By Kendal Kruse • February 27, 2025 1:30 am

    Education is the cornerstone of a thriving society, and in Alaska, our education system is at a critical juncture. The…

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    Tina Hamlin, chair of the Coalition of Student Leaders, speaks during a meeting of the University of Alaska Board of Regents at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai Peninsula College showcases career programs to Board...
    By Jacob Dye • February 27, 2025 1:30 am

    A group of KPC students were first to speak during the full board meeting Thursday afternoon.

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    Soldotna High School student Ethan Anding asks a question during a Kenai Peninsula Borough School District budget development meeting at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    District discusses $17M deficit at community meeting
    By Jacob Dye • February 27, 2025 1:30 am

    More than 100 people gathered in the KCHS auditorium.

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    Cy Garcia, a student at Soldotna High School, speaks during a meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Assembly calls on state to boost school funding
    By Jacob Dye • February 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The move was made as the school district faces a $17 million budget deficit.

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    Board President Zen Kelly speaks during a special meeting of the Kenai Peninsula Board of Education in Soldotna, Alaska, on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    KPBSD to tackle budget, school closures at Monday...
    By Jacob Dye • February 26, 2025 1:30 am

    The district is facing a $17 million deficit.

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    University of Alaska President Pat Pitney speaks during a meeting of the UA Board of Regents at Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Feb. 22, 2025. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Pitney: UA, KPC seeing momentum, attendance growth
    By Jacob Dye • February 21, 2025 1:30 am

    The university president described KPC as “a leader of the pack” in enrollment growth at the university

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    Point of View: Education spending and the future for Alaska’s families
    Point of View: Education spending and the future...
    By Rep. Sarah Vance • February 20, 2025 2:30 am

    As your representative, I want to cut through the confusion surrounding education funding. You deserve the truth. Unfortunately, there’s a…

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    Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Elizabeth Hayes takes questions during the Homer budget development meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11 in the Mariner Theatre at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    ‘The fight has to be with Juneau’: Homer...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The community gathered Tuesday for budget conversation after announcement of potential school closures.

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    University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell speaks at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Opinion: KPC offers opportunities and transforms lives
    By Sean Parnell • February 18, 2025 1:30 am

    For over 60 years, KPC has created career pathways and served as a trusted community partner.

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    Homer High School DDF students Kayla Kalafut and Raiden Skorski-O’Donnell perform their duet acting piece in November at South High School in Anchorage. (Photo courtesy of the Homer High School DDF program)
    ‘Random Acts’ will celebrate 21 years of Drama,...
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • February 13, 2025 8:00 am

    The fundraiser helps the local DDF team pay their way to state.

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