California dreams realized, rural Alaska students seek help to reach Washington, DC Alaska Dispatch presents a special event to share experiences of growing up and living in rural Alaska, all captured in a unique documentary to be screened at Bear … Continue reading →

On Friday, March 23, 2012 ten Alaska high school seniors were chosen out of 53 applications to receive a $1,200 scholarship. The scholarship, named after a long-time Kotzebue school board member, is an annual tradition of the Association of Alaska … Continue reading →

Week of 3/26: Sexual Identity - Growing up means forming a solid sense of oneself, but what if that sense is lesbian or gay? How are teens coping with this fragile time of development when they are realizing that they are … Continue reading →

Beginning in March 2012, ParentFurther.com, Search Institute’s parenting resource, is offering free, monthly, expert-guided webinars. The webinars are designed to accommodate busy parents who want to learn how to raise successful kids and organizations who need to engage parents with … Continue reading →

Best Beginnings is working to expand Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library throughout Alaska. Presently, 80 communities have the program under 27 local Imagination Libraries. Nearly 17,000 children from birth to age 5 receive a book in the mail each month, regardless … Continue reading →

Would you like to play an integral role in the effort to make sure all Anchorage youth are valued, involved, and thriving members of the community?  Anchorage Youth Development Coalition is searching for a new Executive Director.  The position description can … Continue reading →

Do you know an Alaska high school senior making significant contributions to environmental challenges in his/her community? Show your appreciation for their efforts and nominate them for the Denny Wilcher Award for Young Environmental Activists today. The student will receive a … Continue reading →

Each summer Senator Lisa Murkowski hosts an Alaskan high school intern program, giving newly graduated high school students an opportunity to spend a month in her Washington, D.C. office to learn more about the workings of the United States Senate … Continue reading →

Juneau, Alaska Music Matters (JAMM) continues to bring international and local recognition to the Juneau School District. Through a school, parent and community partnership, JAMM is helping the school district reach its goals of access and equity, academic success, and … Continue reading →

The Canvas Community Art Studio in Juneau recently held a two-week workshop taught by teachers from Zimbabwe in playing the mbira, an instrument originally from Zimbabwe.  This video has a few of the students who took part in the workshop, … Continue reading →