Posts by Joe Coleman

As the school year wraps up, educators across Alaska have been utilizing different forms of distance instruction, including a model based on the Florida Virtual School. But for schools in Western AK…

Tuesday evening the Nome School Board approved the final draft of its budget for Fiscal Year 2021 as well as the purchase of a new van and laptops.

Regional foster families will have free internet access until the end of May, financed by Kawerak Inc.

The Lower Yukon School District has appointed a new superintendent to replace Hannibal Anderson, who has retired from the position after being superintendent since the fall of 2018.

More local and traditional knowledge is set to be a key feature in future school years at Nome Public Schools. That was the Nome School Board’s focus last Tuesday night

With all schools remaining closed through the rest of the school year, distance education continues, forcing Nome Public Schools’ teachers to adapt.

Yesterday, Governor Mike Dunleavy extended the state-wide school closures through the rest of the school year. However, for school districts across the state, including Nome Public Schools (NPS), distance education will continue. NPS’s Superintendent Jamie Burgess says this announcement did not come as a shock to the district. “I think this was something that was…

Shishmaref’s Ed Kokeok was named 1A boys’ player of the year by the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches (AABC) last Wednesday. He was one of 11 total athletes from Western Alaska who were awarded all-state honors this season. The Northern Lights’ star athlete ended his truncated senior season on a high note, following his team’s…

Some structural damage has been found within the tunnel that connects the Nome Swimming Pool to Nome-Beltz High School, however no imminent danger has been indicated yet. “We had a chunk of concrete that had fallen out of the wall/ceiling area, where they’re joined.” – Nome Public Schools’ Superintendent Jamie Burgess Burgess says that the…

While Nome School District staff went back to work on Monday, students and athletes won’t be able to access the building, as all after school activities have been cancelled until at least May