News for Education
Friday, April 17, 2026
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance spearheaded a letter with 23 other mayors from across the state, strongly urging the Alaska Legislature to address the deepening fiscal crisis in Alaska’s public schools.The mayors are calling for the Legislature to pass a meaningful inflationary adjustment to the Base Student Allocation (BSA) and increase funding for school maintenance and operations.The joint ...read more
Categories: Government, Education, Press Release, Members
Friday, October 24, 2025
Project USMARTT: Business Surveys
Mission Statement
University of Alaska researchers want to understand how previous years of heavy snow affected your business.Background
In Anchorage, Alaska, the urban area has faced the top three snowiest years in the last decade. Specifically, from 2022 to 2024, heavy snow loads caused 24 buildings to collpase, resulting in one fatality.Survey ...read more
Categories: Education, Community, Press Release
