State lawmakers believe they have a veto-proof compromise on a new education funding bill after prior ones were nixed by Gov.

Alaska Education Commissioner Deena Bishop sent a letter to superintendents urging them to lobby legislators for the governor ...

Several states have embraced an approach that leans heavily on phonics — relying on letter and rhyming sounds to read words.

Legislators are expected to reduce this year's proposed Permanent Fund dividend in order to resolve a looming deficit.

A bill passed Monday by the Alaska House seeks to implement an upcoming ballot measure two years ahead of time.

The dark money restrictions were proposed as amendments to a bill that would restrict donations directly to candidates and ...

Ed Flanagan writes in a commentary that House Bill 161 runs counter to the clear intent expressed by the voters in passing an ...

Medicaid typically does not offer help finding work, and when states do try to help, such efforts are limited.

The signs are intended to raise make the public more aware that alcohol consumption increases risks of certain types of ...

Statistics show dramatic declines in cigarette smoking and high interest in quitting those habits, but some health challenges ...

Melissa Kearney, an economist who specializes in families and fertility, said there could be a link between homebuilding and ...

Last month, five large boxes were hand-carried from Alamos, Mexico, across the U.S.-Mexico border to Tucson, Arizona. There, ...