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Mat-Su school district proposes budget with more than 100 staff positions cut

PALMER — Mat-Su Borough schools will be down about 105 full-time staff positions for the 2024-25 school year under a proposed budget approved by the school board last month. The Matanuska ... read more

Mat-Su schools book ban goes to federal judge for oral arguments

Plaintiffs who sued the Mat-Su School District over the removal of 56 books without review (from left to right) Mitchell Clarkson, Dawn Adams, Gannon Clarkson, Northern Justice Project attorney ... read more

Mat-Su Day School

Get the inside scoop on how colleges assess your high school and its course rigor. Featuring a former Admissions Officer, you'll gain crucial insights and actionable strategies during this 60-min ... read more

2 school funding bonds worth $85 million could be headed to Mat-Su voters

PALMER — The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District wants voters in November to consider two bonds, including one that would provide up to $70 million for the construction or purchase of five ... read more

School board talks about concealed handguns in schools, mental health

During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) on April 17, 2024, the agenda contained several resolutions that would support Senate Bill (SB) 173, whi ... read more

Alaska Senate considers plan that would allow teens to independently seek mental health care

Giessel’s amendment, adopted by a 3-2 vote in the Senate Health and Social Services Committee last month, would lower to 16 years old the age at which teens can get therapy — but not medication — ... read more

School board majority votes to remove 2 more books from school libraries

During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Matanuska Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) on April 17, 2024, which was held at Butte Elementary School, the MSBSD accepted the Library Citizen’s ... read more

In Alaska, a School of the Future 50 Years in the Making

Mat-Su Central is a public school with about 2,200 students in grades K-12. It takes all students, and its workers are employees of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. read more

Mat-Su school district proposes budget with more than 100 staff positions cut

Apr. 1—PALMER — Mat-Su Borough schools will be down about 105 full-time staff positions for the 2024-25 school year under a proposed budget approved by the school board last month. The ... read more