Thousands of public servants are stuck waiting for student loan forgivenessA federal program intended to help borrowers catch up on payments has been bogged down by staffing cuts and a surge in applications.Anchorage Daily News1d agoWhole story →Educationpslf buyback backlog
How Ted Cruz, once a Republican gadfly, became a bipartisan dealmakerThe Texas senator was the driving force behind a bill to overhaul regulation of college athletics that passed the chamber Monday night.Anchorage Daily News7d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentTed Cruzcollege athletics bill passage
The Senate passed a sweeping college sports bill. Here’s what it would change.The Protect College Sports Act was approved by a vote of 77-22. The bill now heads to the House, which is divided over how Congress should intervene in college athletics.Anchorage Daily News7d agoWhole story →CultureEducationcollege sports bill passage
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance commits to full city funding for school districtA joint meeting discussion set the stage for the upcoming city and school district budget cycles.Anchorage Daily News14d agoWhole story →EducationSuzanne LaFranceHR 28anchorage school budget
A sweeping college sports overhaul bill clears an early hurdle in the Senate voteThe bill aims to put guardrails around escalating spending in college sports as the industry struggles to adapt to a new model in which schools can pay players.Anchorage Daily News21d agoWhole story →CultureEducationcollege sports bill vote
Protect College Sports Act gets renewed push and fresh opposition as college football returnsThe bill aims to regulate escalating spending in college sports as schools can now pay players.Anchorage Daily News22d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentcollege sports act debate
Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activistsThe university’s “deliberate indifference” led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil’s detention by immigration agents, according to the civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court.Anchorage Daily News22d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentcolumbia university lawsuit
Dunleavy vetoes bill adding faculty member to UA Board of RegentsThe veto brought Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto total for the current two-year legislative cycle to 32.Anchorage Daily News1mo agoWhole story →EducationMike DunleavyHR 10alaska university regents veto
