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[News-Miner] Nonprofit, nonpartisan program educates kids about voting | October 26, 2020
Kids can participate in the upcoming election, thanks to Kids Voting North Alaska. This nonprofit group is a nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program committed to creating lifelong voting habits in children, increasing family communications about citizenship and encouraging greater adult voter turnout. It is an affiliate of Kids Voting USA. The longtime program allows students to vote in mock elections — presidential, general or local. It also has grown to provide avenues for civic engagement, including contests, scholarships and a teacher mini-grant program to promote voting literacy in classrooms.
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School Board Action Report | October 20, 2020
The School Board Regular Meeting began on Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00pm via Teleconference.
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Press Release-District Property | October 14, 2020
On August 10, 2020 , the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District was contacted by a local attorney, William Satterberg. Mr. Satterberg advised that he represented an individual who purchased computer equipment at a School District surplus auction and claimed they contained what was characterized as sensitive information.
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District News & Notes | October 8, 2020
At the October 6 meeting, the board of education voted to begin in-person school at all our high schools when we are in the Yellow Operational Zone.
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School Board Action Report | October 7, 2020
The School Board Regular Meeting began on Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00pm via Teleconference.
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Press Release-District Closes Ladd Elementary | October 5, 2020
Due to the number of COVID-19 positive cases at Ladd Elementary School, we are closing the building to all school-day staff and students from Tuesday, October 6 through Monday, October 19. The District has been monitoring the positive cases at Ladd and is coordinating closely with Dr. Ohlsen with the Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health, and Dr. Nace. At this time, shutting the building to in person business is the most effective way to stop the spread of the virus in the school community.
