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1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (754+ words) Akron school leaders now say they can avoid laying off 18 teachers next school year while still making $11 million in budget cuts. Superintendent Mary Outley presented a revised list of recommended budget reductions to school board members on March 9. The revised…...

12+ hour, 4+ min ago  (150+ words) The Haines Borough Public Library has earned a National Medal for Museum and Library Service, one of only 10 awarded nationwide this year. This marks just the fifth time in 20 years that an Alaskan institution has received the honor. Alaska Fish…...

17+ hour, 49+ min ago  (395+ words) ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska's News Source) - 7.9 inches of snow officially fell over the weekend, bringing Anchorage's seasonal snowfall total to just under 75 inches for the season. A typical year brings about 7780 inches of snow. While drier and colder weather has settled…...

4+ hour, 4+ min ago  (1697+ words) Census: Roanoke's population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s The Roanoke City Public School Board will vote Tuesday on a budget that would balance out a $16 million shortfall by eliminating an estimated 150 staff…...

5+ hour, 52+ min ago  (80+ words) Anchorage man found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in $550 drug debt killing, acquitted on other charge'Alaska's News Source Anchorage man found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in $550 drug debt killing, acquitted on other charges Alaska man who killed mom, brother at age…...

1+ day, 7+ min ago  (261+ words) (The Center Square) " Milwaukee's school superintendent says she can save tens of millions of dollars by cutting hundreds of non-classroom jobs. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius plans to ask the city's school board to cut more than 260 positions in the next Milwaukee…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago  (245+ words) Akron Public Schools Superintendent Mary Outley proposed a new $11 million budget reduction plan during a board meeting Monday night that appeared to mostly avoid layoffs. "We tried to be strategic with these reductions through attrition, role consolidation and efficiencies, which…...

7+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1417+ words) Mary Outley took a surgical approach to the Akron Public Schools" budget, lopping off $1 million by requiring the district to use the Chromebooks it has before buying new ones and suggesting the district would save $200,000 if athletes traveled on school…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago  (708+ words) The Denver Clarion / Zoe Klawetter The University of Denver (DU) announced a projected $20-30 million budget deficit for the next fiscal year, forcing administrators to immediately start planning widespread cuts across the school. These additional concerns follow significant budget cuts the…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (545+ words) South Portland schools could cut 78 positions from next year's budget, including 42 fewer teachers, to hold the tax increase to 6%." The district's proposed spending plan for the 2026-27 school year includes the reduction of 42 teacher positions; 16 educational technicians and clerks; 14 food service,…...