Jamie Diep

8 hours ago | ktoo.org | Jamie Diep

Lawmakers are setting aside until next year a bill that would kick off a pilot program for tribally-run public schools. Rep. Andi Story, a Juneau Democrat, is a co-chair of the House Education committee. She said there isn’t enough time to move the House Bill 59 through the legislature this year. But she’s supportive of what tribally compacted schools can accomplish.

13 hours ago | ktoo.org | Jamie Diep

The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska can now receive reimbursements for providing child welfare services directly from the federal government. Both governments finalized the agreement last month. That means the tribe’s reimbursements no longer need to go through the State of Alaska. Tribal officials say the agreement gives them more flexibility in handling cases where child abuse and neglect may be happening.

1 day ago | adn.com | Jamie Diep

This story originally appeared on KTOO Public Media and is republished here with permission. The next season of the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” will be the last for the foreseeable future. The team behind the award-winning children’s TV show will stop working on new content. Molly of Denali is widely celebrated in Alaska because it features an Alaska Native lead character and showcases Indigenous culture. This comes as the Trump Administration is cracking down on federal funding for NPR and PBS.

1 day ago | ktoo.org | Jamie Diep

Listen here:https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/12StoriesOfKake.wavLearning a language is hard. Learning a language without a teacher regularly checking in is even harder. But this year, Kake City School District students got the chance to learn Lingít while creating multilingual poems that give people a glimpse of where they come from. “I am from the air — daséikw. Salty — liéil’,” reads third-grader Jessica Padgett. “Like summer. Like fish — xáat.

2 days ago | alaskapublic.org | Jamie Diep

The next season of the PBS KIDS show “Molly of Denali” will be the last for the foreseeable future. The team behind the award-winning children’s TV show will stop working on new content. Molly of Denali is widely celebrated in Alaska because it features an Alaska Native lead character and showcases Indigenous culture. This comes as the Trump administration is cracking down on federal funding for NPR and PBS.