What's up Anchorage! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
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Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Anchorage Municipality's six-year bachelor's degree completion rate for Black or African American students was 19.4% by 2024 (scalaskanews.com) — For Anchorage families tracking college success, new federal data show only 19.4% of Black students who started bachelor's programs at University of Alaska Anchorage in 2018 finished within six years, below the statewide rate. The report details how many transferred, stayed enrolled, or left school, and places Anchorage's numbers in the context of persistent national racial gaps in graduation rates.
2. Anchorage school officials release spending plan for $32M in 'waterfall' funding (adn.com) — Anchorage School District leaders have unveiled a draft plan for spending about $14 million of the district's $32.19 million in new state "waterfall" funding, while saving the rest to ease next year's deficit. The proposal boosts tutoring, teachers, transportation, snow removal, security, and charter schools, and residents are urged to weigh in before the school board's Sept. 15 vote.
3. Events & Community Calendar — Anchorage Press (anchoragepress.com) — If you're looking for something to do in Anchorage, this packed September calendar highlights dozens of concerts, theater shows, festivals, workshops, and family events across town and nearby communities. From museum talks and comedy nights to runs, Pirate Fest, and Oktoberfest celebrations, you can browse dates, times, and venues to plan your weekends and weeknights around the city.
4. Della Keats program introduces Alaskan high schoolers to degrees and careers in healthcare University of Alaska Anchorage (alaska.edu) — A summer on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus is giving Alaska Native and American Indian high schoolers hands-on exposure to health careers through the revived Della Keats Health Sciences Program. Students from Anchorage and rural communities take pre-college classes, practice clinical skills, and explore the city, then can continue receiving support through a new UAA-based learning community.
5. Search Archive — Anchorage Press (anchoragepress.com) — Anchorage readers can now more easily dig through 300‑plus Anchorage Press stories, from investigations into cloud‑seeding on the Kenai Peninsula to local election coverage and food features like a fried chicken favorite in downtown Anchorage. The searchable archive also surfaces recent pieces on Indigenous celebrations near Fish Creek and statewide political races that shape life in the city.
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