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School Board approves 2018-2019 budget
At a May 23 special meeting, the School Board approved the 2018-2019 budget, which includes reductions to middle school and high school pupil teacher ratios and expansion of full-day kindergarten to all district schools.
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Kindergarten enrollment open for 2018-2019
If you have a child who will be five years old by September 1, 2018 it is time to register for kindergarten.
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Assembly considering increasing minimum level of local funding for 2018-19 school district budget
On Thursday, April 26, the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is considering a resolution to set the minimum amount of money available as local funding for the school district’s 2018-2019 budget. A proposed substitute resolution has been submitted that would set the minimum funding level at $50 million.
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Six local educators named Teachers of Excellence
Three teachers in North Pole and three in Fairbanks are going to be recognized at a dinner later this month as BP Teachers of Excellence, a BP Alaska spokeswoman said in an email.
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Students at Fairbanks school vow 'not a replacement smoker'
Six Fairbanks schools and Nenana School participated in Kick Butts Day last week. This is a national day of activism, sponsored by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The goal is to empower youth to speak up against tobacco use.
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Fairbanks school nurse retiring after decades of helping kids
If you walk a day in Cathy Nichols’ size 3 gray and pink Nike tennis shoes, be ready to deal with broken bones, diabetic seizures, tummy aches or lice. Sore throats. Tuberculosis tests. Complaints about classmates who aren’t being nice.
